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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 29, 2021 |
#R1# A combination from Ragnarsson does no damage. Ragnarsson staying out of range there. As Bystrom backs off Ragnarsson throws a huge counter combo but Bystrom manages to avoid it all. Nice body punch from Bystrom. Bystrom closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT#It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Bystrom moves away from the strike by Ragnarsson. Bystrom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Bystrom throws a push kick but Ragnarsson slaps the foot to one side. Bystrom 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. Ragnarsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bystrom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ragnarsson scrambles back to his feet.#KD# Bystrom lands a big uppercut and Ragnarsson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ragnarsson looks OK. Bystrom waves Ragnarsson back to his feet!#ROC#Ragnarsson is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bystrom lands a brutal uppercut that launches Ragnarsson off his feet! Ragnarsson tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Torkel Bystrom! Torkel Bystrom seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 01, 2021 |
#R1# Irons is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Ragnarsson dodges the punch combination from Irons.
Irons throws a right hand that Ragnarsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ragnarsson also avoids with ease. Ragnarsson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Irons throws a lazy head kick #KD# and Ragnarsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Irons! Ragnarsson lets Irons back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT#It looks like Jakob Irons has been cut. Irons doesn't succeed with the takedown#KD# and Ragnarsson counters with a nice right hand that sends Irons toppling to the canvas! Irons scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ragnarsson finish him?!#ROC#Irons is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ragnarsson fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Irons square on the jaw! Damn, Irons is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Ragnarsson! Bjorn Ragnarsson took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
PFC 247 Arundel vs Boretti
Date: Feb 14, 2021 |
#R1# Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Ragnarsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Murhaa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ragnarsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murhaa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ragnarsson scrambles back to his feet. Nice uppercut lands for Murhaa. That snapped Ragnarsson's head back.
#CL2# Murhaa has closed the distance and engaged Ragnarsson in a clinch.
Murhaa working some nice short punches in the clinch. Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson can't break the clinch.
Murhaa has Ragnarsson pressed against the cage, preventing Ragnarsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Come on Ragnarsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Ragnarsson's head. #CUT2#It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa. Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Ragnarsson can't break the clinch.
#T1# Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike. Ragnarsson tries to break free but Murhaa pushes him back against the cage. Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
Ragnarsson tries to break the clinch but Murhaa is controlling the position. Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected. Ragnarsson is breathing heavily. Murhaa scores with a hook to the body. Murhaa digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected. Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
Murhaa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A right handed body shot lands from Murhaa.
#T2# Murhaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch. Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murhaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. Murhaa works on Ragnarsson's body with a couple of short punches. Murhaa tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Murhaa back against the cage. Nice body punch from Murhaa - that landed with a thud.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Murhaa throws a head punch that misses. Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhaa. Murhaa lands a body punch in the clinch. #T3# Murhaa tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside. Murhaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murhaa. A short body shot lands from Murhaa as the two fighters clinch.
Ragnarsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Murhaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murhaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is getting worse. Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head. Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Murhaa. Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson. Murhaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson. #T4##BC# Ragnarsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.#CL2# Murhaa takes the fight into the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Murhaa scores with a shot to the side of Ragnarsson's head. Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Murhaa scores with a nice hook to the head. A short left from Murhaa. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa. Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
Murhaa 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 Murhaa can turn it around. Murhaa misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Murhaa.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Murhaa dominated that round. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2# Ragnarsson needs to keep his hands up - Murhaa had a free shot at his head there. A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet. Ragnarsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Murhaa tries to clinch but Ragnarsson moves out of range. Ragnarsson is looking to counter punch. Murhaa connects with a right hand. Ragnarsson shakes it off.#CL2# Murhaa darts in and clinches Ragnarsson up against the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa. Good body shot from Murhaa.
Ragnarsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Murhaa won't allow it.
Murhaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Murhaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Murhaa cracks Ragnarsson with a nice body shot. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head. Murhaa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. 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! Murhaa scores with a hook to the body.#T1# Murhaa tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut. Murhaa lands a body punch in the clinch. Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow. A short uppercut from Murhaa. Ragnarsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ragnarsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Murhaa has double underhooks. Murhaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head. #CUT2#Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. A shot in the inside from Murhaa. #ROC2#Ragnarsson is rocked! Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Murhaa. Oh Ragnarsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Murhaa. Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
Ragnarsson seems to have got his legs back now. A shot in the inside from Murhaa. Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
#KD2# Murhaa drops Ragnarsson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ragnarsson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ragnarsson is trying to push Murhaa away but Murhaa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T2# Murhaa pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhaa is muscling Ragnarsson up against the cage and as Ragnarsson bounces back off, Murhaa cracks him with a huge right hand! Ragnarsson crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Murhaa! |
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Event:
PFC 242 Gormsson vs Po II
Date: Jan 24, 2021 |
#R1# Ragnarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#CUT2#It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Makarov misses with a wild combination.
Makarov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makarov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. As Makarov looks to move away, Ragnarsson throws a big counter combo but Makarov just gets out of the way. Makarov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Ragnarsson looks to land a combination but Makarov avoids it well. Makarov flicks out a counter leg kick but Ragnarsson steps away. Makarov swings and misses with a shot to the body and Ragnarsson counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#It looks like Sergey Makarov has been cut. Ragnarsson misses with a few strikes there.
#TD2# Ragnarsson gets caught napping as Makarov dives in and scores a takedown. Ragnarsson manages to retain guard. 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 utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Ragnarsson is trying to control the position but Makarov postures up. Makarov trying to control but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom. #T1# Makarov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Makarov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Makarov looking to sit in guard and control but Ragnarsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR# Ragnarsson preventing the sweep. Ragnarsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Makarov is retaining full guard. Ragnarsson is pushing down on Makarov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Makarov is fighting to maintain full guard but Ragnarsson has managed to sneak the leg through. Makarov tries to roll over but Ragnarsson keeps him under control.#SUB2# Makarov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T2# Ragnarsson passes into side control, despite Makarov's attempt to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Both fighters take a look at the clock. Ragnarsson trying to control the position but Makarov is working away. Makarov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ragnarsson off and has taken his back!#SUB2# Ragnarsson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Makarov's arms. Ragnarsson prevents Makarov from getting a body triangle.#T3# Ragnarsson tries to break free.
#SUB2# Makarov tightening his grip on Ragnarsson, looking for the choke. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Makarov thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent. Makarov keeps control of the position as Ragnarsson tries to break free.
Makarov is punishing Ragnarsson with strikes - can he finish him?! Makarov lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson prevents Makarov from getting a body triangle. Makarov throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. #T4# Can Ragnarsson hold on?! Makarov is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Ragnarsson wants to control his opponent's hands but Makarov gets his hands free. Makarov scores with punches from the back.
Makarov trying to control momentarily.
Ragnarsson is trying to remain composed but Makarov is hammering down strikes to the side of his head. Makarov softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Makarov trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Makarov. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Ragnarsson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Makarov's guard. Nice work there by Ragnarsson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Makarov dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2# Ragnarsson slips a jab from Makarov. Makarov cracks Ragnarsson with an open hand slap. Makarov throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Ragnarsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Makarov is looking to slow Ragnarsson down with leg kicks. Ragnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Makarov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Ragnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Makarov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Ragnarsson is looking to counter punch. The fighters circling - Makarov throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ragnarsson is looking to counter punch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Makarov blocks a leg kick. Makarov has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Ragnarsson staying out of range there. Makarov misses with a body kick. Ragnarsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Makarov throws out a counter right but Ragnarsson avoids it with no problem.#T1# Ragnarsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Ragnarsson throws a body shot but no joy. Makarov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ragnarsson tries to avoid it but Makarov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ragnarsson to the ground. Ragnarsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Makarov looks to land a left hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range nicely. Ragnarsson is looking to counter punch. Good leg kick by Makarov. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Makarov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Good shot there by Makarov. Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Makarov ducked under it nicely. Makarov doesn't manage to clinch there - Ragnarsson circles away.
#TD2# Makarov scores with a takedown into Ragnarsson's guard. Ragnarsson keeping moving, preventing Makarov from controlling successfully. Ragnarsson wants to sweep but no luck. My spies in St Petersburg MMA Gym inform me that Makarov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T2# Makarov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Makarov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Sergey Makarov has got the better of the ground game so far. Ragnarsson has his hands on Makarov's head, controlling the position. Makarov connects with a couple of short punches. Makarov works over Ragnarsson with some ground and pound from guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Makarov stands up over Ragnarsson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Makarov being controlled here momentarily. Makarov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T3##SUB2# Makarov drops back looking for a leg! Ragnarsson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ragnarsson manages to kick Makarov off! Makarov jumps back into Ragnarsson's guard. Ragnarsson tries to land a sweep but no joy. Makarov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Makarov works over Ragnarsson with some ground and pound from guard. Makarov with a flurry of punches that miss. Ragnarsson has momentary wrist control but Makarov slips an elbow through the middle. Makarov with a nice head shot there. Makarov throws an elbow that misses. Ragnarsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Makarov's guard. Nice move by Ragnarsson!#REVR# There's a bit of a scramble here and now Makarov is on top in guard.
#REVB##T4# Makarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Makarov trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Makarov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Ragnarsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Makarov controls the pace. Makarov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Makarov is working Ragnarsson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Makarov distracts Ragnarsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Makarov postures up and lands a big shot to Ragnarsson's brow. Makarov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Ragnarsson controls Makarov momentarily but Makarov frees himself. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Makarov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3# Makarov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ragnarsson tries to avoid it but Makarov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ragnarsson to the ground. Ragnarsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Ragnarsson cracks Makarov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Makarov misses with a low kick. Sergey Makarov seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ragnarsson misses with the combination.
Sergey Makarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Makarov with a jab. Makarov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ragnarsson's hands. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Makarov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Makarov. Ragnarsson is looking to counter punch. Makarov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ragnarsson as he avoids it easily. Ragnarsson throws a big counter combination but Makarov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Makarov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnarsson.#TD2# Makarov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #T1# Makarov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ragnarsson to see if he's OK. Makarov looks up at the clock and then as Ragnarsson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Makarov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ragnarsson is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB2# Makarov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Makarov with the ground and pound but Ragnarsson regains half guard under the barage of strikes. Ragnarsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Makarov. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Makarov in particular looking to stall. Makarov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Makarov working Ragnarsson over with strikes. Bjorn Ragnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Ragnarsson wants to improve his position but Makarov is controlling well.
Makarov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ragnarsson to regain full guard. Ragnarsson pulls Makarov in close to his closed guard and prevents Makarov from doing any damage or advancing position. Makarov with a flurry of punches that miss. Ragnarsson wants to hit a sweep here but Makarov passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ragnarsson there! Makarov landing strikes from the mount. Makarov lands a nice shot to the head. #SUB2# Makarov goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ragnarsson is on top in guard.
#T3##SUB2# Makarov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ragnarsson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Sergey Makarov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Makarov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ragnarsson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Makarov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson working Makarov over with strikes. #SUB# Ragnarsson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Makarov sees it coming and defends easily. Ragnarsson is trying to control. Makarov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Makarov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T4##SUB2# Makarov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ragnarsson defends it easily. Ragnarsson looking to sit in guard and control but Makarov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB# Ragnarsson is trying to keep Makarov in close.
#SUB2# Makarov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ragnarsson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Makarov, into his guard. #REVR# Ragnarsson throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Sergey Makarov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Makarov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Makarov! A victorious Sergey Makarov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
PFC 236 Arendse vs Escobar
Date: Jan 03, 2021 |
#R1# Ragnarsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#CUT2#It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Ragnarsson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #CL2# Martynov clinches up against the cage. Ragnarsson tries to circle away but Martynov has him pinned against the cage. Martynov scores with a nice hook to the head. Ragnarsson lands a body punch. Martynov lands a shoulder strike. Martynov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ragnarsson up against the cage. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Ragnarsson is trying to break the clinch but Martynov has him pressed against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Martynov lands with a light punch inside. Martynov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Martynov blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson. Martynov digs a right hand into Ragnarsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragnarsson's gas tank. Martynov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight. Martynov working Ragnarsson over with knees to the body.#T1# Ragnarsson avoids the elbow strike from Martynov, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Martynov. Ragnarsson being controlled against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Martynov. Martynov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martynov prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson. Martynov pushes off an throws an elbow but Ragnarsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. The referee calls for Martynov to work.
Martynov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ragnarsson avoids it. Ragnarsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Martynov won't allow it.
#BC# Ragnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Martynov misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Martynov cracks Ragnarsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Martynov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Ragnarsson thinks about countering with a head kick.#T2##CL2# Martynov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC# Ragnarsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2# Martynov clinches up against the cage. Ragnarsson has had enough of the clinch but Martynov keeps him there for the moment. Ragnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Martynov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ragnarsson takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is getting worse. Martynov misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson is trying to break the clinch but Martynov is controlling him. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Martynov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Ragnarsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A right handed body shot lands from Martynov.
#BC# Ragnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3# Martynov fails in his attempt to clinch. Ragnarsson throws a jab when Martynov was well out of range. Martynov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ragnarsson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Ragnarsson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#CL2# Martynov closes the distance and clinches. Martynov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Martynov scores with a shoulder strike. Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Martynov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martynov lands a nice elbow. Martynov is pushing Ragnarsson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martynov's elbow. Martynov looking to stall.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T4##BC# Ragnarsson breaks the clinch.
Martynov misses with a wild body shot. Martynov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT2#Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ragnarsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Martynov cracks Ragnarsson with a good jab. Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martynov scores with a jab to the body. Mikhail Martynov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A shot to the body from Martynov misses and Ragnarsson counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#It looks like Mikhail Martynov has been cut. Martynov digs a good body shot into Ragnarsson's ribs. Martynov looks to land a combination but Ragnarsson avoids it well. The fight stays on the outside here - Martynov looks like he's thinking about clinching though. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Martynov dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2# Martynov misses with a straight right. A combination from Martynov does no damage. It appears Ragnarsson was looking to counter with a kick there. Ragnarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Ragnarsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. A head kick misses from Ragnarsson. #CL2# Martynov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ragnarsson, pushing him back against the cage. Mikhail Martynov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Ragnarsson trying to control the position but instead, Martynov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ragnarsson into the cage. Martynov can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martynov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ragnarsson's brow. Martynov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Martynov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head. Martynov has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Ragnarsson letting Martynov take a breather here. Nice body punch from Ragnarsson - that landed with a thud.
#T1# Martynov can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
Ragnarsson working hard to break the clinch.#BC2# Martynov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Ragnarsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Martynov tries to clinch but Ragnarsson moves away and Ragnarsson counters with a body kick. No joy there for Martynov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ragnarsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Martynov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away. Ragnarsson is looking to counter punch. Martynov throws out a loose jab but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it. Ragnarsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Ragnarsson throws a hook to the side of Martynov's head but Martynov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Martynov swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Martynov misses with a left hand and Ragnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2# Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses and Martynov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Martynov lands with a good body shot. Martynov misses with a straight left. 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 has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martynov finds it's way round the side to connect with Ragnarsson's head. #CUT2#Jeez, Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Ragnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ragnarsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Martynov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ragnarssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Martynov cracks Ragnarsson with an open hand slap.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mikhail Martynov! A very excited looking Mikhail Martynov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
PFC 231 Tuala vs Kagonbo
Date: Dec 13, 2020 |
#R1# Gotti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ragnarsson.#CUT#It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. We've been informed that Ragnarsson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Gotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away. Gotti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping right. Dominic Gotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gotti throws a body punch but Ragnarsson moves out of range. #KD# Gotti drops Ragnarsson with a beautiful combination! Ragnarsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gotti is looking for the KO! Gotti misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ragnarsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ragnarsson throws out a loose jab but Gotti uses good head movement to avoid it. Gotti misses the shot to the body. Ragnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ragnarsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Gotti misses with a wild body shot. Gotti cracks Ragnarsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CUT#That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more. Gotti misses with a low kick as Ragnarsson jumps back. Gotti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Gotti . Both fighters circling a little - Gotti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #T1# Ragnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Gotti stuns Ragnarsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Gotti lands with a straight right. Ragnarsson didn't see that one coming. Ragnarsson is holding his hands too far apart here. Gotti throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Ragnarsson is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dominic Gotti ! An out of breath Dominic Gotti thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
PFC 222 Arundel vs Mfer
Date: Nov 14, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A slapping body kick lands there for Kagonbo. Some wild striking there from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo thuds his shin into the meat of Ragnarsson's side. Ragnarsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#CUT#It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut.#KD# Kagonbo cracks Ragnarsson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kagonbo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ragnarsson to stand back up! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#KD# Kagonbo lands a big uppercut and Ragnarsson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ragnarsson looks OK. Kagonbo waves Ragnarsson back to his feet!#ROC#Ragnarsson is rocked! Kagonbo circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Ragnarsson tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Kagonbo wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bismack Kagonbo! Bismack Kagonbo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool. |
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Event:
PFC 214.5 Taus vs Bennett
Date: Oct 16, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ragnarsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Martinyuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ragnarsson needs to keep his hands up - Martinyuk had a free shot at his head there.#CUT2#It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. The fighters circling - Martinyuk throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A head kick from Ragnarsson lands but Martinyuk takes it in his stride. #CUT#It looks like Leonid Martinyuk has been cut. Martinyuk misses with a head kick.
Martinyuk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martinyuk there as he acknowledges the shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ragnarsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Martinyuk throws a big shot that misses. Ragnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martinyuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1# Martinyuk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ragnarsson counters with a straight right hand. Some wild striking there from Martinyuk.
Martinyuk has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Martinyuk slips a straight right by Ragnarsson. Martinyuk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinyuk misses with a hook
and Ragnarsson counters with a nice uppercut. Martinyuk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ragnarsson's head. Ragnarsson steps in with a hook that catches Martinyuk right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Ragnarsson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Martinyuk looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnarsson! A pretty intense looking Bjorn Ragnarsson took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title. |
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Event:
PFC 209 Bennett vs JVB
Date: Sep 27, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Martynov throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Mikhail Martynov has been cut. Ragnarsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT2#It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson half committed to a counter leg kick. Martynov misses with a right hand and Ragnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Ragnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Martynov throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Martynov misses the body punch and Ragnarsson counters with a nice body shot. Nice jab there from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Martynov square on the jaw! Damn, Martynov is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Ragnarsson! Bjorn Ragnarsson took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title. |
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Event:
PFC 205 Bennett vs Parade
Date: Sep 06, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson. Alzado misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alzado scores with a nice hook to the head.#CUT#It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Alzado lands a left hand.
Alzado tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alzado. Alzado trying to land knees to the body.
Alzado takes a shot to the head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Alzado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head. Alzado misses with some punches.
Alzado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alzado blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Alzado. Ragnarsson tries to work over Alzado's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ragnarsson is working Alzado over against the cage. Alzado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. A left hand lands to the body for Ragnarsson.
Alzado misses with the head strike.
Alzado misses with some punches.
#T1# Ragnarsson trying to stall but Alzado improves his position.
A short body shot lands from Ragnarsson as the two fighters clinch.
Alzado lands a hook to the side of the head. Ragnarsson lands a nice shot to the body. Alzado is breathing heavily. A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson scores with a shoulder strike. The referee calls for Ragnarsson to work.
Alzado lands on the inside with an uppercut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Ragnarsson lands a shot to the body. Alzado tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. The referee calls for Ragnarsson to work.
A short uppercut from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson scores with a shoulder strike. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ragnarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. We've been hearing reports that Alzado has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Alzado blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson. Good body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a shot to the body.#T2# Ragnarsson controlling the action here for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut. Alzado throws a head punch that misses. Ragnarsson digs a right hand underneath Alzado's ribcage. Alzado let out a lung full of air as it connected. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#Alzado is rocked! A right handed body shot lands from Ragnarsson.
Oh Alzado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Ragnarsson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Alzado's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Alzado drops to his knees and Ragnarsson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnarsson! Bjorn Ragnarsson opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see. |
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Event:
PFC 197 Poli vs Trudeau
Date: Aug 09, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bishop misses with a series of wild punches.
Ragnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Bishop tries to clinch but Ragnarsson moves out of range. Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Ragnarsson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ragnarsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bishop misses with a hook. Ragnarsson ducked under it nicely. Good standup being displayed there by Ragnarsson as he connects with a hook. Ragnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Bishop ducks down to avoid it. Bishop jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A slapping body kick lands there for Bishop. Ragnarsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet. Ragnarsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bishop's hands. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ragnarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1# Bishop takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ragnarsson clobbers Bishop with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Ragnarsson throws an off balance right hand
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Ragnarsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bishop finds it's way round the side to connect with Ragnarsson's head. #CL# Bishop drives through and clinches with Ragnarsson against the cage.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Ragnarsson on the inside. Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #TD2# Ragnarsson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ragnarsson thows a huge punch but Bishop dodges it nicely.
Ragnarsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bishop keeps working. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2# Ragnarsson seems to be working for a kimura but Bishop defends the submission attempt. Ragnarsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2# Ragnarsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T2# Bishop tries to roll over but Ragnarsson keeps him under control. Ragnarsson is pressing down on Bishop's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bishop is holding on for now. Bishop is not content to let Ragnarsson control the position. Ragnarsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bishop's head. Bishop wants to get back to his feet. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T3# Bishop keeping hold of Ragnarsson's head, controlling as best he can. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2# Ragnarsson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bishop is trying to defend but Ragnarsson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES# Bishop kicks off Ragnarsson and gets to his feet. #TD2# Ragnarsson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ragnarsson lands in his opponent's guard. Ragnarsson with a flurry of punches that miss. Bishop is pulling down on Ragnarsson's head to control his posture. #T4# Ragnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Bishop wants to stand up but Ragnarsson is controlling him. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Bishop is controlling Ragnarsson's posture. Ragnarsson wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving. #SU2# Ragnarsson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. 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! Bishop checks a low kick from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bjorn Ragnarsson will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2# Ragnarsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ragnarsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bishop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Ragnarsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Ragnarsson throws a head kick but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop fakes the leg kick and cracks Ragnarsson in the body. Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup. Bishop throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnarsson moves out of range easily. Bishop misses with a body shot.
Ragnarsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Bishop avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
Bishop throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. No joy there for Ragnarsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Ragnarsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bishop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Bishop slips under a jab. Bishop is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ragnarsson. Bishop throws a head kick that misses. Ragnarsson misses with a right hand and Bishop counters with a straight right hand. 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! Bishop misses with a kick to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1# Bishop fakes the leg kick and cracks Ragnarsson in the body. A slapping body kick lands there for Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bishop swats away the attempt to clinch by Ragnarsson. Bishop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Ragnarsson throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range. Ragnarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#TD2# Ragnarsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES# Bishop pushes Ragnarsson off and gets back to his feet. This has been an exciting period of action! Ragnarsson connects with a body shot that sends Bishop's belly button to the back.#T2# Bishop keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CUT#That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more. Bishop throws a body shot but no joy. Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Bishop misses its target. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bishop. Ragnarsson shrugs it off though. Ragnarsson is breathing heavily. Ragnarsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Ragnarsson throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range. A good leg kick by Ragnarsson. Bishop thuds his shin into the meat of Ragnarsson's side.#CL# Bishop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ragnarsson, pushing him back against the cage. Bishop lands an elbow that stopped Ragnarsson in his tracks for a moment. Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head. Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bishop uses good head movement to avoid it. Bishop prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Bishop. Bishop lands with a right to the head. #CUT#The cut above Bjorn Ragnarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T3# Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Bishop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ragnarsson is defending well for now. A hook to the body from Bishop.
A shot in the inside from Bishop. Bishop lands a shot to the body. A right handed body shot lands from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a left to the head. Bishop tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bishop digs a right hand into Ragnarsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragnarsson's gas tank. Bishop lands a body shot. Bishop trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bishop.
Still in the clinch, Bishop scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC# Bishop manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the body from Ragnarsson misses and Bishop connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T4# Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bishop throws a wild body kick that Ragnarsson sees coming a mile off. Bishop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bishop moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnarsson can do to turn this around? Bishop plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Ragnarsson to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Ragnarsson just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Keith Bishop! An out of breath Keith Bishop thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
PFC 191 Asham vs Smith
Date: Jul 12, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Singh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#CL2# Singh rushes Ragnarsson and presses him up against the cage. Ragnarsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Singh scores a nice knee to the body.
Ragnarsson is breathing heavily. Nice body punch from Singh. Singh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Singh controls his hands.
Singh blocks an uppercut.
Singh lands a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Singh.
Singh is leaning against Ragnarsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Singh lands a hook to the side of the head. Singh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Singh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Singh scores a nice knee to the body.
Singh pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Singh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ragnarsson or not. Singh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ragnarsson or not. Singh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. A shot in the inside from Singh. #CUT2#It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. A left hand lands to the body for Singh.
#T1# A short right from Singh on the inside. A right hand to the body from Singh.
Ragnarsson 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. Singh digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected. Singh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singh is working Ragnarsson over against the cage. Singh blocks an uppercut.
Singh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Singh.
A short right from Singh. Ragnarsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Singh lands a nice shot to the body. Singh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. Singh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Singh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Singh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Singh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action! Ragnarsson missing with knees to the body.
Singh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Ragnarsson takes a shot to the head. #ROC2#Ragnarsson is rocked! Singh tries to land a knee to the head but Ragnarsson blocks with his arms.
Oh Ragnarsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Singh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson seems to have got his legs back now.#T2##KD2# Singh lands a vicious elbow to the side of Ragnarsson's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Singh tries to finish him with strikes but Ragnarsson still seems able to defend himself so Singh steps back and lets Ragnarsson get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game. Singh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ragnarsson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Singh sprawls and moves away. Singh throws a nice inside leg kick. Singh avoids the head kick by Ragnarsson.
Singh feints a counter leg kick. A shot to the liver by Singh. Beautiful body shot. Singh lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ragnarsson will feel that in the morning. Singh ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Ragnarsson out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuvraj Singh! A victorious Yuvraj Singh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
PFC 185 Bathory vs Hijikata
Date: Jun 14, 2020 |
#R1# The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Alzado gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Ragnarsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Alzado thows a leg kick but Ragnarsson checks it and Ragnarsson counters with a good, hard body kick but Alzado shrugs it off. Alzado is breathing heavily.#KD2# Ragnarsson lands a big uppercut and Alzado crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Alzado looks OK. Ragnarsson waves Alzado back to his feet!#CUT2#It looks like Lyle Alzado has been cut. Ragnarsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. 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!#CL2# Ragnarsson closes the distance and pushes Alzado back into the cage. Ragnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Alzado tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Alzado back against the cage. A hook to the body from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head. Ragnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alzados head. Ragnarsson lands a body punch. Alzado prevents the takedown attempt.
Ragnarsson lands an uppercut.#ROC2#Alzado is rocked! Ragnarsson lands with a left to the head. Oh Alzado is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Ragnarsson is leaning against Alzado and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alzado backwards. #T1# Ragnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ragnarsson dips a shoulder and cracks Alzado with a mighty uppercut! Alzado falls back against the cage and Ragnarsson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Alzado is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ragnarsson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnarsson! After winning the bout, Bjorn Ragnarsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
PFC 158 Grabber vs Tuala III
Date: Feb 23, 2020 |
#R1# Nao misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsson saw that one coming. Ragnarsson misses with a body punch
letting Nao counter with a right hand. #CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Ragnarsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Nao is looking to score with low kicks. Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nao sees it coming and avoids it easily. Nao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a nice hook. A good leg kick by Nao. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ragnarsson misses with a body kick. Nao half committed to a counter leg kick. Ragnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Nao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ragnarsson doesn't seem bothered though. #T1# A clash of legs there as Ragnarsson blocks the low kick. Ragnarsson misses with a wild body shot. Nao lands a nice looking body shot.
Nao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nao throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ragnarsson avoids it. Nao throws a right hand that misses
and Ragnarsson counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2# It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut. Nao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Ragnarsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Nao misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid body kick from Nao. #T2# Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nao sees it coming and avoids it easily. Nao throwing a counter right hand but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it. Some bone on bone action there as Nao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Nao wants to clinch and Ragnarsson counters with a head kick. That will keep Nao thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Nao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ragnarsson checks it well. Ragnarsson misses with a low kick.
Nao scores with a sloppy right hand. Ragnarsson should have avoided that one. A looping hook to the body misses from Nao. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet. 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 tries a head kick but it misses.
#T3# Nao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson. Nao scores with the left hand. Ragnarsson knows he should have avoided that one. Nao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it. Nao throws out a loose jab but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it. Ragnarsson throws a lazy head kick and Nao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Nao misses with a wild body shot. Ragnarsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Nao is wise to it. Ragnarsson throws a big shot that misses. Nao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T4# Nao throws a nice looking combination but Ragnarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Ragnarsson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks. Nao misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the body letting Nao counter with a right hand. #CUT# That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more. Nao lands a nice hook to Ragnarsson's body. Ragnarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nao connects with a jab. Ragnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nao. Ragnarsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Nao slips a jab from Ragnarsson. A little feinted left hand from Nao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Nao looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Nao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ragnarsson's sensitive parts. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Nao dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# Ragnarsson avoids a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Nao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nao. Nao scores with a jab to the body. Nao scores with the left hand. Ragnarsson knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT# The cut above Bjorn Ragnarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#KD# Nao lands a big uppercut and Ragnarsson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ragnarsson looks OK. Nao waves Ragnarsson back to his feet!#ROC# Ragnarsson is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nao throws the kick towards the body but Ragnarsson avoids it. Nao backing away here, and Ragnarsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Nao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#KD# Nao cracks Ragnarsson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ragnarsson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nao finish him?
Ragnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Nao finish him?#CUT# Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Nao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ragnarsson seems to have recovered his senses.#T1# Nao steps in with a hook that catches Ragnarsson right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Nao follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Ragnarsson looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Nao! In his post fight interview, Solomon Nao started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
PFC 150 Urani vs Yamaguchi
Date: Jan 12, 2020 |
#R1# Thompson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Ragnarsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Thompson with a body shot. A jab lands there for Thompson. Ragnarsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Ragnarsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Ragnarsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thompson will feel that in the morning. Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A shot to the body from Thompson misses and Ragnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnarsson.#CL# Thompson clinches up with Ragnarsson and pushes him back against the cage. Thompson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T1# A short right from Thompson on the inside. #CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson 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. Thompson tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body. Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Thompson on the inside. Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thompson lands with a short head shot on the inside. Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage. Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike. A body shot lands from Thompson.
Ragnarsson looks winded! Ragnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thompsons head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it. A left hand lands to the body for Thompson.
Thompson lands with a short shot to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Thompson tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head. #CUT# That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more. Thompson dips a shoulder and cracks Ragnarsson with a mighty uppercut! Ragnarsson falls back against the cage and Thompson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ragnarsson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Thompson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Thompson!
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Event:
PFC 146 Wright vs Hepple
Date: Dec 22, 2019 |
#R1# Kagonbo looks to land a right hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range. We've been informed that Ragnarsson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Kagonbo throws a lazy uppercut
and Ragnarsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kagonbo's knee momentarily. Kagonbo throws a lazy head kick and Ragnarsson counters with a straight right hand. Jab from Kagonbo.#CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Kagonbo looks to throw the jab but Ragnarsson is out of range. Ragnarsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. A left lands for Kagonbo. Ragnarsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kagonbo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kagonbo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Ragnarsson connects with an inside leg kick. Ragnarsson tries to work over Kagonbo's front leg with a kick but Kagonbo checks it. Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Kagonbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1# Ragnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kagonbo. A punch combination from Kagonbo misses. Ragnarsson tries to counter by closing the distance. Ragnarsson avoids the head kick by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo scores with a decent looking hook. Ragnarsson 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. Ragnarsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ragnarsson there as he acknowledges the shot. Ragnarsson misses with a body kick. A swing and a miss from Kagonbo. It seemed like Ragnarsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Kagonbo tries to score with a low kick but Ragnarsson moves his leg out of the way. Kagonbo misses with an uppercut
and Kagonbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2# It looks like Bismack Kagonbo has been cut. Kagonbo throws a shot from downtown. Ragnarsson moves away and avoids it. Kagonbo throws a leg kick and Ragnarsson counters with a body kick. Bismack Kagonbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kagonbo is breathing heavily.#T2# Kagonbo misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping 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 that misses. Kagonbo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kagonbo half committed to a counter leg kick. Ragnarsson throws a wild body kick that Kagonbo sees coming a mile off. Kagonbo misses with an uppercut
and Kagonbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kagonbo misses with a straight right. Ragnarsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#CL2# Ragnarsson clinches. A short uppercut from Ragnarsson. Kagonbo is trying to break free. Kagonbo working hard to break the clinch. Kagonbo wants to get back to striking at distance but Ragnarsson won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Ragnarsson. #T3# Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kagonbo backwards. Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Kagonbo avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage. Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kagonbo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ragnarsson has double underhooks. Kagonbo is trying to break free. Kagonbo tries to break free but Ragnarsson pushes him back against the cage.#BC# Kagonbo manages to break the clinch.
Ragnarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kagonbo to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT# That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more. Kagonbo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ragnarsson in his tracks. Kagonbo jabs Ragnarsson to the body, keeping him at a distance. Ragnarsson blocks a low kick nicely. A jab from Ragnarsson misses. Kagonbo misses with a hook
#KD2# and Ragnarsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kagonbo! Ragnarsson lets Kagonbo back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2# Kagonbo is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kagonbo throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnarsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T4# Ragnarsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kagonbo slips under a jab. Kagonbo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ragnarsson lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Kagonbo up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Ragnarsson from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Kagonbo's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Ragnarsson! A victorious Bjorn Ragnarsson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. The defeated Bismack Kagonbo had this to say: 'Breathes heavily....growls...'.
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Event:
PFC 141 Moors vs Wright
Date: Nov 29, 2019 |
#R1# John with a body punch. A glancing blow. Ragnarsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight. Ragnarsson takes one on the button.#CUT2# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson throws a counter high kick but John was just alert enough to avoid it. John connects with a body shot that sends Ragnarsson's belly button to the back. John throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. John throws a low kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range easily. John scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ragnarsson in his tracks. John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnarsson misses the target. John smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Ragnarsson throws a half hearted mid kick. John throws a head kick that misses. Ragnarsson feinted there with a counter leg kick. A shot to the body from John misses and Ragnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. John is looking to clinch. #T1# A chopping leg kick lands by John. #KD# Ragnarsson lands a big head kick that sends John tumbling to the mat! Ragnarsson takes a step backwards and waves John back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC# John is rocked!#CUT# It looks like Scott John has been cut. Ragnarsson fakes the body blow, causing John to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! John goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Ragnarsson! A relieved looking Bjorn Ragnarsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
PFC 136 Yamaguchi vs Rock
Date: Nov 03, 2019 |
#R1# Ragnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss! Lach tries to close the distance and clinch but Ragnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Lach fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Lach misses with a wild body shot. Ragnarsson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Lach blocks a jab. Lach lands a leg kick that knocks Ragnarsson off balance momentarily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL# Ragnarsson tries to keep at a distance but Lach has taken the fight into the clinch. We've been informed that Ragnarsson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Ragnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut. #CUT2# It looks like Gniewomir Lach has been cut. Lach pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Lach lands a nice shot to the body. Ragnarsson looks winded! Lach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1# Lach lands a shoulder strike. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson. #BC# Lach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target. Lach feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ragnarsson's calf.#KD# Lach drops Ragnarsson with a beautiful combination! Ragnarsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lach is looking for the KO!#ROC# Ragnarsson is rocked! Lach works Ragnarsson's body with a nice hook. Gniewomir Lach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ragnarsson tries to get into range but Lach steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Ragnarsson! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Lach scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gniewomir Lach! Our winner, Gniewomir Lach, 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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Event:
PFC 131 Reid vs Slurper
Date: Oct 06, 2019 |
#R1# Ragnarsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Nao throws a nice inside leg kick. Nao scores with a hook. Nao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.#CL# Nao gets in close and instigates a clinch. Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch. A short uppercut from Nao. Nao scores with a shot to the side of Ragnarsson's head. Nao throws a head punch that misses. Nao swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it. Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Nao. A short uppercut from Nao. Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao. Ragnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Nao backwards. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Nao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ragnarsson looks winded! Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Nao. A short right from Nao on the inside. #CUT# That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more. Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1# A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao. A nice right hand lands inside from Nao. Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Nao throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson. Nao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nao's elbow. Nao scores with a shot to the side of Ragnarsson's head. Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Nao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow. Nao lands with a short head shot on the inside. Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch. Nao tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Nao scores with a nice short uppercut. Nao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ragnarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nao or not. Nao pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Nao digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected. Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T2# Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow. Nao misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ragnarsson throws an elbow but misses. Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head. Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nao lands a body punch in the clinch. Nao misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nao lands a body punch in the clinch. Nao lands with a short shot to the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.#CUT# The cut above Bjorn Ragnarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao. Nao lands a body punch in the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao. #T3# Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nao. Nao lands with a right to the head. Nao lands a hook that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. A shot in the inside from Nao. A right handed body shot lands from Nao.
Nao lands a right hand. Ragnarsson takes a shot to the head. Nao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC# Ragnarsson is rocked!#CUT# Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao lands a shoulder strike. Ragnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Nao finish him? Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao. Ragnarsson seems to have recovered his senses. Nao creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ragnarsson with a big uppercut! Ragnarsson tries to clinch up but Nao pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ragnarsson to the mat! Ragnarsson covers up and Nao unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Solomon Nao! Solomon Nao decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
PFC 128 Alzheimer vs Priester
Date: Sep 15, 2019 |
#R1# Vipunen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ragnarsson is looking to chop away at Vipunen's legs. Vipunen is looking to counter punch. Ragnarsson lands with a good body shot. Vipunen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vipunen is out of range and Ragnarsson settles back down. Nice uppercut there from Ragnarsson.#CUT2# It looks like Aapeli Vipunen has been cut. Ragnarsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Vipunen throws a combination that misses and Ragnarsson counters with a good low kick that Vipunen was not able to check. Vipunen is breathing heavily. Vipunen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Vipunen backing away here, and Ragnarsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Vipunen misses with a body shot.
Ragnarsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Vipunen is wise to it. Ragnarsson blocks the body kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a kick to the body.
#T1# Vipunen throws a right hand that Ragnarsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ragnarsson also avoids with ease. Vipunen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight. Ragnarsson throws a body punch but Vipunen moves out of range. Vipunen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Vipunen is looking to clinch. Ragnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vipunen blocks a leg kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Vipunen.
Vipunen misses with a double jab
and Ragnarsson counters with a good low kick that Vipunen was not able to check. Ragnarsson connects with an inside leg kick.#T2# Ragnarsson motions for Vipunen to come forward. Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Ragnarsson blocks a leg kick. Vipunen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson thinks about the counter body kick.#KD# Vipunen lands a left and a right that send Ragnarsson crashing to the mat, dazed. Vipunen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. 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 hard body shot but it just misses.
Vipunen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ragnarsson checks it well. Ragnarsson takes a body punch but keeps moving. Ragnarsson throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Vipunen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T3# Vipunen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT# That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more. Vipunen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ragnarsson lands a nice looking body kick. Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Vipunen checks it. Vipunen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Vipunen. Vipunen swings widly with a right hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Ragnarsson jabs Vipunen right on the nose. Vipunen blinks but takes it well. Vipunen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ragnarsson counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Ragnarsson! A relieved looking Bjorn Ragnarsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
PFC 121 Wright vs Stone II
Date: Aug 11, 2019 |
#R1# Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brophy looks to throw the jab but Ragnarsson is out of range. Ragnarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Brophy scores with a jab.#CUT2# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Brophy throws the kick towards the body but Ragnarsson avoids it. Brophy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ragnarsson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ragnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brophy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Brophy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brophy lands with a shot to the body. #T1# Brophy missing with a left hand there. Ragnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ragnarsson throws a leg kick and Brophy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Brophy. Brophy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Brophy looks to throw a body kick and Ragnarsson counters with a straight right hand.#CUT# It looks like Red Brophy has been cut. Brophy scores with a body shot.
Brophy misses with a straight right. Ragnarsson is looking to counter with head kicks. Brophy throws a wild body kick that Ragnarsson sees coming a mile off.#T2# Brophy lands with an overhand left. Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Brophy. Ragnarsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brophy circles away quickly and effectively. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ragnarsson. Brophy looks like he wants to counter punch here. Brophy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ragnarsson. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Brophy looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range. Ragnarsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T3# Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Brophy lands a nice shot that snaps Ragnarsson's head back.
Ragnarsson walks into a jab.#CUT2# Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is getting worse. Brophy is looking to land body kicks. Ragnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Brophy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ragnarsson in his tracks. Ragnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ragnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy counters with a stiff right hand. #T4# Ragnarsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Ragnarsson cracks Brophy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. This has been an exciting period of action! A lazy left from Brophy finds it's target.#CUT2# Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#KD# Ragnarsson lands a big right hand that sends Brophy crashing to the mat! Ragnarsson stays standing though and waves Brophy back to his feet!#ROC# Brophy is rocked! Brophy walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Brophy limp body while Ragnarsson jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Ragnarsson! Bjorn Ragnarsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
GC 304
Date: Jul 13, 2019 |
#R1# Ragnarsson swinging wildly here.
Dee lands with a cross. Dee throws an off balance right hand
#KD2# and Ragnarsson counters with a nice right hand that sends Dee toppling to the canvas! Dee scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ragnarsson finish him?!#ROC2# Dee is rocked!#CUT2# It looks like Bubba Dee has been cut. A swing and a miss from Dee. Oh Dee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Dee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ragnarsson unleashes a big counter combination but Dee bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ragnarsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Ragnarsson slips under a jab. Dee seems to have got his legs back now. Ragnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Dee moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRagnarsson. Dee throws a lazy right hand but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Ragnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Dee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ragnarsson momentarily.
Dee throws a lazy right hand but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Dee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. And Ragnarsson responds with a good body kick, but Dee manages to step out the way in time. Dee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
#T1# Dee thuds a left hand into Ragnarsson's body. Dee misses with a straight left. Dee misses with a looping left. A little jabbing left from Ragnarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Dee misses the jab. Ragnarsson feints a counter leg kick. Dee lands with a hook. Ragnarsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. A telegraphed right hand from Dee misses the target. Dee throws a right hand that misses
#KD2# and Ragnarsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dee! Ragnarsson lets Dee back up to his feet, looking for a finish! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ragnarsson slips a jab from Dee. Dee lands a nice shot that snaps Ragnarsson's head back.
Dee misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a slapping leg kick. Ragnarsson pushes Dee away with a front kick. Dee is breathing heavily. A swing and a miss from Dee. Dee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson keeps Dee at a distance using the push kick. #T2# A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnarsson. Dee misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a huge left! Dee is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ragnarsson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Dee from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ragnarsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnarsson! During a confident post fight interview, Bjorn Ragnarsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
GC 299
Date: Jun 15, 2019 |
#R1# Steelers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsson. Steelers thinks about countering with a head kick. Steelers misses with a body shot.
Ragnarsson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. No joy there for Steelers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Steelers backs off Ragnarsson throws a huge counter combo but Steelers manages to avoid it all. Steelers throws a one two combo.
#CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Steelers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ragnarsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Steelers has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Steel's Grappling Penn in the buildup to the fight.#KD# Steelers lands a big right hand that sends Ragnarsson crashing to the mat! Steelers stays standing though and waves Ragnarsson back to his feet! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steelers. Ragnarsson throws a leg kick which misses Steelers's front leg but catches the back leg as Steelers tries to avoid it. Steelers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Steelers is looking to slow Ragnarsson down with leg kicks. Pittsburgh Steelers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Steelers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ragnarsson circles away quickly and effectively. Steelers moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRagnarsson.#T1##KD# Steelers lands a big uppercut and Ragnarsson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ragnarsson looks OK. Steelers waves Ragnarsson back to his feet!#CUT# That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more. Steelers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target. Ragnarsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Ragnarsson avoids the head kick by Steelers.
Steelers misses with a left hand and Steelers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Steelers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Steelers misses with a combination
and Ragnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2# It looks like Pittsburgh Steelers has been cut. Steelers tries a low kick but Ragnarsson avoids it. Whack! Steelers lands a heavy head kick that drops Ragnarsson. The ref tackles Steelers to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Ragnarsson was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Pittsburgh Steelers! Pittsburgh Steelers spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
GC 294
Date: May 18, 2019 |
#R1# Ragnarsson moves forwards but Gomu connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Gomu jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ragnarsson looks to land a combination but Gomu avoids it well. Gomu throws a big counter combination but Ragnarsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Gomu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ragnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2# It looks like Gomu Gomu has been cut. Ragnarsson throws a lazy body kick and Gomu counters with an inside leg kick. Gomu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it. Ragnarsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Gomu is wise to it. Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Gomu ducked under it nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target. Gomu lands a jab to Ragnarsson's midsection. Ragnarsson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Gomu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T1# Gomu is looking to chop away at Ragnarsson's legs. Ragnarsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Ragnarsson takes a shot right to the bread basket. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Gomu blocks a jab. Ragnarsson takes a body punch but keeps moving. Ragnarsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Gomu. The fighters circle momentarily. Gomu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Gomu. A lazy left from Gomu finds it's target.#T2# Ragnarsson scores with a head kick. Gomu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Gomu scores with a nice head shot. Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Gomu just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Gomu misses with a shot to the body and Ragnarsson counters with an inside leg kick. Gomu throws a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head but Ragnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ragnarsson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Gomu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.#KD2# Ragnarsson lands a big uppercut and Gomu crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gomu looks OK. Ragnarsson waves Gomu back to his feet!#ROC2# Gomu is rocked!#CUT2# Gomu Gomu's cut is getting worse.#T3# Gomu switches off momentarily and Ragnarsson cracks him with a monster right hand! Gomu topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Ragnarsson dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Ragnarsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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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Event:
GC 291
Date: Apr 26, 2019 |
#R1# Boskins lands a glancing blow to the side of Ragnarsson's head. Boskins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Ragnarsson blocks the body kick.
Boskins misses with a straight left. Ragnarsson slips under a jab. Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses. Boskins scores with a head kick.
#CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Boskins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT2# It looks like Dwayne Boskins has been cut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boskins misses with the combination.
Boskins thuds his right hand into Ragnarsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T1# The fighters circling - Boskins throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Boskins tries to bum rush Ragnarsson with a series of wild strikes but Ragnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Boskins misses with a hook
and Ragnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand! A big left from Boskins misses. A countering left hand to the body from Ragnarsson misses. Boskins misses with a right hand #KD2# and Ragnarsson counters with a nice right hand that sends Boskins toppling to the canvas! Boskins scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ragnarsson finish him?! A head kick misses from Boskins. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Boskins throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Ragnarsson counters with a body kick. Boskins misses with the combination.
#T2# Boskins throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnarsson's shoulder, as Ragnarsson tries to avoid the shot. Boskins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnarsson throws out the jab. Boskins looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Boskins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Boskins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Ragnarsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Boskins scores with a punch to the head. Ragnarsson tries a low kick but Boskins avoids it. Ragnarsson blocks a jab. Ragnarsson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Ragnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Boskins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Boskins jabs Ragnarsson right on the nose. Ragnarsson blinks but takes it well.#T3# Boskins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boskins sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ragnarsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ragnarsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Boskins if he has to take too many more of those.
Boskins is breathing heavily. Boskins gets off balance looking for a body kick and Ragnarsson counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Boskins to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Ragnarsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnarsson! During a confident post fight interview, Bjorn Ragnarsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
GC 283
Date: Mar 22, 2019 |
#R1# A jab from Wolfsbruder finds it's way through Ragnarsson's defenses. #CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Wolfsbruder tries to score with a low kick but Ragnarsson moves his leg out of the way. Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ragnarsson wants to slow Wolfsbruder down by chopping away at his legs. Wolfsbruder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it. Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes. Ragnarsson moves out of range as Wolfsbruder strikes. Wolfsbruder slips under a jab. Wolfsbruder seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Ragnarsson connects with a leg kick. Wolfsbruder looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Ragnarsson connects with a body shot that sends Wolfsbruder's belly button to the back. Wolfsbruder misses the jab. Ragnarsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wolfsbruder. Wolfsbruder staying out of range there. Wolfsbruder is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolfsbruder misses with a wild body shot. Ragnarsson misses with a low kick as Wolfsbruder jumps back. Wolfsbruder cracks Ragnarsson with a right hand to the side of the head. A head kick misses from Ragnarsson. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wolfsbruder lands with a nice body punch. Ragnarsson tries to clinch but Wolfsbruder moves out of range. A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target. Ragnarsson misses with a body kick.#T1# Wolfsbruder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Ragnarsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder moves out of range as Ragnarsson strikes. Ragnarsson throws a hook but Wolfsbruder blocks it. Wolfsbruder avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Wolfsbruder is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ragnarsson. The fighters circle momentarily. Ragnarsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Wolfsbruder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Ragnarsson thows a leg kick but Wolfsbruder checks it #CL# and Wolfsbruder counters by clinching up. A frustrated look appears on Wolfsbruder's face as he tries to break the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolfsbruder. Ragnarsson lands with a light punch inside. Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wolfsbruder is trying to force a seperation but Ragnarsson has the dominant position. Wolfsbruder misses with a short punch on the inside. Wolfsbruder blocking some punches.
Wolfsbruder makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Wolfsbruder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wolfsbruder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Wolfsbruder working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2# Wolfsbruder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Wolfsbruder avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage. Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wolfsbruder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Wolfsbruder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Wolfsbruder lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Ragnarsson scores with a shoulder strike. Wolfsbruder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. A shot in the inside from Wolfsbruder. A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
Wolfsbruder working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch. Wolfsbruder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wolfsbruder blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson misses with an elbow strike.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Wolfsbruder. #T3# Wolfsbruder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch. Wolfsbruder misses with a hook from the clinch. Wolfsbruder lands on the inside with an uppercut. Still in the clinch, Wolfsbruder scores with a nice short uppercut. Wolfsbruder working some nice short punches in the clinch. Ragnarsson tries to work over Wolfsbruder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ragnarsson. A short left from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson lands a nice shot to the body. Wolfsbruder throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Wolfsbruder misses with a hook from the clinch. Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Wolfsbruder. A right hand to the body from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Wolfsbruder avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage. Wolfsbruder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike. #T4# The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Wolfsbruder. Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head. Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Wolfsbruder fails to land. Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut. Wolfsbruder tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Wolfsbruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it. Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolfsbruder tries to break free but Ragnarsson pushes him back against the cage. A short right from Wolfsbruder. Ragnarsson scores with a shoulder strike. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Wolfsbruder. A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land. Wolfsbruder has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
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 Elric Wolfsbruder will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson'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. #R2# The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. A jab lands there for Wolfsbruder. Ragnarsson takes a body punch but keeps moving. Wolfsbruder moves away from the strike by Ragnarsson. Wolfsbruder tries to counter by clinching up but Ragnarsson breaks away and moves out of range. Wolfsbruder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolfsbruder.
Wolfsbruder works Ragnarsson's body with a nice hook. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ragnarsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Wolfsbruder. Wolfsbruder misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsson saw that one coming. Ragnarsson with a nice cross.#CL2# Ragnarsson closes the distance and pushes Wolfsbruder back into the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ragnarsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wolfsbruder's brow. Ragnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Wolfsbruder working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Wolfsbruder.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolfsbruder works on Ragnarsson's body with a couple of short punches. Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1# Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolfsbruder uses good head movement to avoid it. Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short right from Wolfsbruder. A short right hand to the side of the head by Wolfsbruder. Wolfsbruder tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Wolfsbruder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC# Wolfsbruder breaks from the clinch.
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT# That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more. Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Wolfsbruder. Wolfsbruder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Ragnarsson throws a chopping leg kick but Wolfsbruder manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Ragnarsson throws a leg kick that misses. Wolfsbruder ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Wolfsbruder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ragnarsson at a distance.
Wolfsbruder changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Ragnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Wolfsbruder moves away and avoids it.#T2# This has been an exciting period of action! Wolfsbruder lands a nice shot that snaps Ragnarsson's head back.
Ragnarsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wolfsbruder is out of range and Ragnarsson settles back down. Wolfsbruder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it. Ragnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Ragnarsson. Those never looked like landing. Wolfsbruder throws a hook but Ragnarsson blocks it. Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Ragnarsson is breathing heavily. Wolfsbruder scores with a decent looking hook. Wolfsbruder lands a slapping body shot.
Ragnarsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolfsbruder.
Jab from Wolfsbruder.#CUT# The cut above Bjorn Ragnarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Wolfsbruder looks to throw the jab but Ragnarsson is out of range. Ragnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Wolfsbruder ducks down to avoid it. Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Ragnarsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T3# Ragnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Wolfsbruder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Wolfsbruder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wolfsbruder throws the kick towards the body but Ragnarsson avoids it. Wolfsbruder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wolfsbruder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away. Wolfsbruder lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ragnarsson's sensitive parts. Elric Wolfsbruder is winning the standup battle so far. Ragnarsson throws a nice outside leg kick. Wolfsbruder punishes Ragnarsson's body with a nice straight punch. Ragnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wolfsbruder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Wolfsbruder loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsson slips the punch. Ragnarsson swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wolfsbruder closes the distance and lands a one-two.#T4# Wolfsbruder swats away the attempt to clinch by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson needs to keep his hands up - Wolfsbruder had a free shot at his head there.#CUT# Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Wolfsbruder lands with a good body shot. Wolfsbruder scores with a hook.#ROC# Ragnarsson is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Elric Wolfsbruder! Elric Wolfsbruder retains his super heavyweight title! After winning the bout, Elric Wolfsbruder thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
GC 274
Date: Jan 26, 2019 |
#R1# Sands on the wrong end of a nice jab. Sands shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ragnarsson eats them both and turns towards Sands to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT2# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Sands shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ragnarsson as he avoids it easily. Sands shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ragnarsson as he jumps to the side. Ragnarsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Ragnarsson jabs Sands to the body, keeping him at a distance. Sands connects with a solid leg kick. Sands staying out of range there. Ragnarsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sands takes a swing at Ragnarsson's ribcage but misses. Ragnarsson lands a front kick. Sands connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sands misses with a double jab
and Ragnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Ragnarsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT# It looks like Carl Sands has been cut. Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes. Ragnarsson tries to clinch up. Ragnarsson needs to keep his hands up - Sands had a free shot at his head there.#T1# Sands closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Ragnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sands. No joy there for Sands, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick which misses Sands's front leg but catches the back leg as Sands tries to avoid it. Ragnarsson blocks a jab. Sands throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnarsson's shoulder, as Ragnarsson tries to avoid the shot. Bjorn Ragnarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A slow jab from Sands misses its intended target. #KD# Ragnarsson lands a big head kick that sends Sands tumbling to the mat! Ragnarsson takes a step backwards and waves Sands back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC# Sands is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ragnarsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Sands is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnarsson finish him? A swing and a miss from Sands. Ragnarsson ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Sands out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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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Event:
GC 265
Date: Dec 15, 2018 |
#R1# Steelers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steelers moves away. I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Steelers has cracked Ragnarsson with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Steelers lands another huge swinging hook and Ragnarsson tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Ragnarsson, before Steelers can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pittsburgh Steelers! Jumping up and down and very excited, Pittsburgh Steelers waved his t-shirt featuring Fatty's 's logo in front of the cameras.
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GC 260
Date: Nov 24, 2018 |
#R1# Spike throws a nice outside leg kick. Ragnarsson walks into a straight right hand from Spike. Ragnarsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Spike lands a head kick. Ragnarsson smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT2# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Spike lands with a nice body punch. Ragnarsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Ragnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spike. Spike throws a head kick that misses. It appears Ragnarsson was looking to counter with a kick there. Spike connects with a body shot. Spike explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Spike connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Spike misses with a body shot.
Spike swings widly with a right hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a slapping leg kick. Spike lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2# Ragnarsson tries to keep at a distance but Spike has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1# Spike lands a nice shot to the body. Ragnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spike blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spike digs a right hand into Ragnarsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragnarsson's gas tank. #BC2# Spike manages to break the clinch.
Ragnarsson swings and misses with a shot to the body and Spike counters with a lovely straight right hand! Spike just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarsson scores with a hook to the body. Spike takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Ragnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Spike misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Spike scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Spike explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#T2# Spike on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Spike throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ragnarsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body. A jab lands there for Spike. Spike throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Ragnarsson counters with an inside leg kick. Spike lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ragnarsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spike.#CUT2# Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is getting worse. Spike throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ragnarsson on the side of the head. Spike's coach down at Heavy Metal was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Spike's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Spike blocks a leg kick. Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Spike avoids the punch easily. Spike looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spike lands a nice looking body kick. Ragnarsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circling - Ragnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Spike avoids the head kick by Ragnarsson.
#T3# Ragnarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spike lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ragnarsson's sensitive parts. Spike lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ragnarsson lands a head shot. Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ragnarsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Ragnarsson is breathing heavily. Spike gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Spike tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab by Spike.#CUT2# Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Spike connects with a nice looking jab.
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 misses with a straight left. It seemed like Spike was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spike sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4# Spike throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. A lazy left from Spike finds it's target.#ROC2# Ragnarsson is rocked!#CUT2# Jeez, Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. and Spike counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Ragnarsson! He's just covering up as Spike starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sunray Spike! Sunray Spike is the new super heavyweight champion! A very excited looking Sunray Spike rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
GC 257
Date: Nov 07, 2018 |
#R1# Joshua thows a leg kick but Ragnarsson checks it enabling Ragnarsson to counter with a crisp jab. Joshua loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsson slips the punch. Joshua misses with a hook. As Joshua looks to move away, Ragnarsson throws a big counter combo but Joshua just gets out of the way. Joshua's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ragnarsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joshua scrambles back to his feet. Ragnarsson slips a jab and a cross from Joshua.
Joshua throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ragnarsson.#CUT2# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Joshua throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson moved away. Ragnarsson half committed to a counter leg kick. Ragnarsson lands a jab to the nose. Joshua throws a hook but Ragnarsson blocks it. Ragnarsson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. An inside leg kick from Ragnarsson misses. Ragnarsson misses with a wild body shot. Joshua misses with a shot to the body and Ragnarsson counters with a slapping leg kick. Ragnarsson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. 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 tries a head kick but it misses.
Joshua scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Joshua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Ragnarsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#T1# Joshua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Joshua lands a body shot.
Ragnarsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joshua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ragnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Ragnarsson cracks Joshua with a good jab. Joshua throws a leg kick and Ragnarsson counters with a leg kick. Joshua scores with a hook to the body. Ragnarsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Joshua misses with a wild body shot. Joshua feints and then cracks Ragnarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ragnarsson down. Ragnarsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Ragnarsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Joshua's head. Joshua looks to land a combination but Ragnarsson avoids it well. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Joshua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T2# Joshua cracks Ragnarsson with an open hand slap. Joshua throws a hook but Ragnarsson blocks it. Ragnarsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Ragnarsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joshua. Joshua obviously looking to wear him down.
Joshua misses with a right hand and Ragnarsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Ragnarsson throws a series of punches but Joshua avoids them all with ease. Joshua does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Joshua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ragnarsson is able to avoid easily. Sloppy strikes from Ragnarsson. Those never looked like landing. Joshua tries to clinch but Ragnarsson is having none of it. Joshua works Ragnarsson's body with a nice hook. Joshua finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ragnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
#T3# Joshua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Joshua misses with a hook to the body
and Ragnarsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Joshua throws a body punch but Ragnarsson moves out of range. Ragnarsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Ragnarsson tries to move into range but Joshua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CUT2# Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is getting worse. Joshua tries to clinch up. It looked like Ragnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Ragnarsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Joshua throws a nice looking combination but Ragnarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Joshua takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joshua tried to score with a low kick but Ragnarsson checks it. Joshua avoids the head kick by Ragnarsson.
Joshua looks to land a left hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range nicely. Joshua throws a head kick that misses. Joshua moves away from the strike by Ragnarsson. Joshua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsson.#T4# Ragnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Joshua ducks down to avoid it. Joshua feints the counter takedown. Ragnarsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Joshua tries to clinch but Ragnarsson moves away and Ragnarsson counters with a good low kick that Joshua was not able to check. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Joshua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joshua tries to close the distance and clinch but Ragnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Ragnarsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Joshua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away. Ragnarsson tried to counter with a leg kick but Joshua avoided it. Joshua throws a right and a left that Ragnarsson avoids nicely. No joy there for Ragnarsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joshua misses with a low kick.#CL2# Joshua clinches up against the cage. Joshua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joshua pressing his opponent against the cage. We've been informed that Joshua has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#BC# Ragnarsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Ragnarsson slips a jab from Joshua. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mr Joshua will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson'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. #R2# Joshua misses with a low kick.
Joshua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joshua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice straight punches there by Ragnarsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson throws a series of punches but Joshua avoids them all with ease. Joshua lands a nice hook to Ragnarsson's body. Ragnarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Joshua throws a head kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Joshua throws a leg kick that misses. Ragnarsson checks a low kick from Joshua. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A punch combination from Ragnarsson misses. Joshua avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joshua. That's going to slow Ragnarsson down. #T1# Joshua throws a series of punches but Ragnarsson moves out of range. Ragnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joshua just misses with a punch to the body.
Joshua thows a left - swing and a miss! Joshua moves out of range of the strikes. Mr Joshua seems to be getting the better of the standup. Joshua scores with a nice right hand.
Joshua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it. Joshua throws a low kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range easily. Ragnarsson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Ragnarsson 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. Joshua throws a big shot that misses. Joshua loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsson slips the punch. As Joshua backs away, Ragnarsson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. A jab from Joshua misses. A low kick from Joshua is predictable there and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2# Joshua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnarsson jabs at Joshua's body. Joshua throws a chopping leg kick but Ragnarsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Ragnarsson defending well as Joshua loads up on a big left hand. Ragnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Joshua. Mr Joshua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Joshua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ragnarsson slips a jab from Joshua. Ragnarsson scores with a three punch combo!
Joshua lunges at Ragnarsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ragnarsson's hand. Ragnarsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Sloppy strikes from Ragnarsson. Those never looked like landing. Joshua takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T3# Joshua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson scores with a nice body kick.
Ragnarsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Joshua. Ragnarsson connects with a leg kick. Joshua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Good work by Ragnarsson as he checks the leg kick. A low kick from Joshua is predictable there and Ragnarsson counters with a one-two to the body. Ragnarsson tries to land a front kick but Joshua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Ragnarsson checks a low kick from Joshua.#CL# Ragnarsson closes the distance and clinches. Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Joshua fails to land. Joshua wants to stall.
#BC# Ragnarsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joshua lands with a straight right. Ragnarsson didn't see that one coming.#CUT2# Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#T4# Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Joshua takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joshua.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ragnarsson blocks a low kick nicely. Joshua throws a body punch but Ragnarsson moves out of range. Ragnarsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joshua throws a hook but Ragnarsson blocks it. Ragnarsson appears to be looking for a big counter. Joshua throws a low kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range easily. Bjorn Ragnarsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ragnarsson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Joshua lands a right hook to the body.
Ragnarsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joshua throws a leg kick #CL# and Ragnarsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ragnarsson. A right handed body shot lands from Joshua.
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 Bjorn Ragnarsson will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. #R3# Ragnarsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joshua. That did some damage! Joshua throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Joshua is looking to score with low kicks. Ragnarsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ragnarsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Joshua. Sloppy strikes from Ragnarsson. Those never looked like landing. Joshua is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Joshua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Joshua's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Joshua is looking to clinch but Ragnarsson is avoiding it.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Joshua ducked under it nicely. Joshua changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ragnarsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joshua moves out of range and avoids them all easily. And Joshua tries to counter it with a takedown but Ragnarsson pushes his down on his head and steps out. Joshua blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
Joshua misses with a wild combination.
Ragnarsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T1# A telegraphed right hand from Joshua misses the target. Ragnarsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Joshua uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Ragnarsson feints and then cracks Joshua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joshua down. Joshua fails in his attempt to clinch. Joshua lands a leg kick that knocks Ragnarsson off balance momentarily. Ragnarsson staying out of range there. Joshua throws a leg kick that misses. Nice uppercut lands for Joshua. That snapped Ragnarsson's head back.
Joshua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ragnarsson is able to avoid easily. Joshua motions for Ragnarsson to come forward. Joshua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Ragnarsson moves into range and connects with a jab. Joshua keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#T2# Ragnarsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joshua's calf. Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Joshua feints the counter takedown. Ragnarsson checks a leg kick. Ragnarsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joshua is out of range and Ragnarsson settles back down. Ragnarsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joshua tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Joshua swings and misses with a shot to the body and Ragnarsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Joshua throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ragnarsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Joshua misses with a two punch combination.
Ragnarsson cracks Joshua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Joshua throws an off balance right hand
#CL# and Ragnarsson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Joshua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC# Ragnarsson breaks from the clinch.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Joshua.
Ragnarsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T3# A big right from Joshua misses. Ragnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joshua. Ragnarsson scores with a three punch combo!
Ragnarsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Ragnarsson slips a jab from Joshua. Joshua tests Ragnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot. Joshua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ragnarsson. Joshua throws a shot from downtown. Ragnarsson moves away and avoids it. Joshua throws a right hand that misses
and Ragnarsson counters with a lovely shot to the body. Joshua throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnarsson's shoulder, as Ragnarsson tries to avoid the shot. Ragnarsson checks a low kick from Joshua. Joshua misses with a looping right. Joshua pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T4# Ragnarsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Joshua blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
Joshua tries to clinch up. Joshua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A quick step to the side and Ragnarsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. A nice leg kick lands there from Ragnarsson. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The fighters circling - Joshua throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ragnarsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joshua fails in his attempt to clinch. Joshua thumps Ragnarsson with a low kick. Joshua misses with a right hand and Ragnarsson counters with a left and a right that stings Joshua. A looping hook to the body misses from Joshua. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet. A left and a right from Ragnarsson both land. Nice combination. Ragnarsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Joshua feints the counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight! Bjorn Ragnarsson showed his dominance in that final round. I think Ragnarsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bjorn Ragnarsson! 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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Event:
GC 252
Date: Oct 20, 2018 |
#R1# 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.#CUT2# 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.#T1# 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. #T2# 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.#T3# 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!
#T4# 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! #R2# 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.
#T1# 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?#T2# 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.#T3# 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. #T4# 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! #R3# 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.#T1# 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.#T2# 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.#T3# 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. #CUT2# 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. #T4# 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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Event:
GC 242
Date: Sep 15, 2018 |
#R1# Ragnarsson misses with a few strikes there.
Ragnarsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marston. Marston obviously looking to wear him down.
Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsson misses with a body shot.
Marston ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsson. A head kick misses from Ragnarsson. Marston misses with a double jab.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy body shot
and Marston makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Marston moved away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Marston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Marston is out of range. Ragnarsson misses with a kick to the body.
#T1# Ragnarsson throws a hook to the side of Marston's head but Marston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Marston buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick and Marston counters with a nice uppercut. Marston scores with a hook to the body. Ragnarsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Ragnarsson misses with a hook
and Marston counters with a nice body shot. Marston has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ragnarsson is landing a low percentage of strikes. Ragnarsson takes a body punch but keeps moving. Ragnarsson throws a body kick that misses and Marston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Marston misses with a head kick.
Marston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson. Marston throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A low kick from Ragnarsson misses and Marston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Ragnarsson looks to land a combination but Marston avoids it well. #T2# 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 misses with a double jab
and Marston counters with a stiff right hand. Good exchange - Ragnarsson coming out on top.#CUT# It looks like Lucas Marston has been cut. Marston lands with a nice body kick. Marston lands with a good body shot. Nice defenses there by Marston. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ragnarsson. Marston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Ragnarsson swings and misses with a shot to the body and Marston counters with a head kick. That will keep Ragnarsson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Ragnarsson thows a leg kick but Marston checks it and Marston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Marston throws a series of punches but Ragnarsson avoids them all with ease. A nice inside leg kick there by Marston. That's going to slow Ragnarsson down. #T3# Ragnarsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Marston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ragnarsson backs up against the cage.
Ragnarsson tries a low kick but Marston avoids it. Ragnarsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. A chopping leg kick lands by Marston. Marston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ragnarsson. That did some damage! Marston misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsson saw that one coming. Ragnarsson misses with a right hand and Marston counters with a slapping leg kick. Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marston misses with an uppercut
and Ragnarsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Marston works Ragnarsson's body with a nice hook.#T4# Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Marston ducked under it nicely. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Left hook, right uppercut from Marston. Marston digs a good body shot into Ragnarsson's ribs. Ragnarsson throws a right and a left that Marston avoids nicely. Ragnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Marston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Ragnarsson scores with a decent looking hook. Marston lands a nice shot to the body.
Marston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Marston scores with a jab to the body. Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Marston blocks the body kick.
Marston flicks out a counter leg kick but Ragnarsson steps away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Marston dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. #R2# Marston's corner calls for a 1-2. Marston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Marston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
It looked like Ragnarsson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Marston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnarsson. Marston scores with a head kick.
#CUT2# Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is getting worse. Ragnarsson misses with a right hand and Marston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Marston ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Marston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ragnarsson's sensitive parts. Ragnarsson throws the kick towards the body but Marston avoids it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Marston thumps Ragnarsson with a low kick. Marston checks a low kick from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson throws a chopping leg kick but Marston manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Marston lands a nice looking body shot.
#T1# A big left from Marston misses. Marston checks a leg kick. Marston lands a nice hook to Ragnarsson's body. Ragnarsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Marston throws a combination that misses enabling Ragnarsson to counter with a crisp jab. Marston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Lucas Marston seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ragnarsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marston throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Marston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ragnarsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Ragnarsson looks to land a right hand but Marston moved out of range. Ragnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marston lands a right hook to the body.
#T2# A solid leg kick lands there for Marston.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Marston jabs at Ragnarsson's body. Marston misses with a head kick.
Ragnarsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Marston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ragnarsson misses with a leg kick and Marston counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ragnarsson's knee momentarily. Ragnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marston. Marston scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Marston tenderised Ragnarsson's leg. Ragnarsson is trying to keep his angry face on. Marston is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ragnarsson rather than just go for the knockout. Marston lands with a good body shot. The fighters circle momentarily. Marston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T3# A shot to the liver by Marston. Beautiful body shot. Ragnarsson thows a leg kick but Marston checks it and Marston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2# Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. A low kick from Ragnarsson is predictable there and Marston counters with a stiff right hand. Ragnarsson swings away with a leg kick that misses. Ragnarsson misses with a body punch
and Marston counters with a lovely straight right hand! Marston throws a quick inside leg kick. Ragnarsson misses with a leg kick and Marston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #KD2# Marston drops Ragnarsson with a beautiful combination! Ragnarsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marston is looking for the KO! 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! Marston connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Ragnarsson to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Marston!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lucas Marston! Lucas Marston is the new super heavyweight champion! Lucas Marston took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MayheM sportswear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Event:
GC 231
Date: Aug 11, 2018 |
#R1# The fight stays on the outside here - Tua looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Ragnarsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Tua lands with a nice body kick. Ragnarsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tua . Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ragnarsson. Tua now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Tua cracks a nice hook into Ragnarsson's ribs. Ragnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Tua makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson lands a nice hook to Tua 's body. Tua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tua . Ragnarsson shrugs it off though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ragnarsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tua throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ragnarsson's head.#CUT2# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Tua . Ragnarsson staying out of range there. Ragnarsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T1# Tua throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnarsson moves out of range easily. Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua . Ragnarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Tua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Tua is looking to clinch. Tua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ragnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Ragnarsson misses with a leg kick and Tua counters with a lovely straight right hand! Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson misses with a left hand and Tua counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2# Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is getting worse. Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it. Ragnarsson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Ragnarsson misses with a body shot.
Tua lands a leg kick that knocks Ragnarsson off balance momentarily. Ragnarsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tua . 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 lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tua 's sensitive parts. Ragnarsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T2# Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Tua misses with a straight right. Ragnarsson is looking to counter the offense by Tua and move into the clinch. Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut. Tua saw that one coming. Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tua sees it coming and avoids it easily. Some wild striking there from Tua .
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnarsson misses the target.#CL# Ragnarsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch. Ragnarsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tua . Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Tua avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage. Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Tua .
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
#T3# Tua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Tua digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected. Tua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Tua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Tua trying to stall but Ragnarsson improves his position.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses. Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson. A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land. Tua can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
Ragnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2# Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua throws out a powerful jab. A swing and a miss from Ragnarsson. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tua ! But no joy.#T4# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ragnarsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it. David Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tua swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Tua misses. Tua loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsson slips the punch.#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Still in the clinch, Tua scores with a nice short uppercut. Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Tua . Tua tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Tua tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Tua back against the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Tua . Tua lands an uppercut.#CUT2# Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Ragnarsson tries to work over Tua 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Tua dominated that 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! #R2# Ragnarsson fails in his attempt to clinch. Tua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Ragnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Ragnarsson lands with a shot to the body. Tua moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Tua walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. David Tua seems to be getting the better of the standup. Tua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Tua lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch up letting Tua counter with a right hand. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tua tries to clinch but Ragnarsson moves out of range. Tua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Tua throws a body shot but no joy. Tua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T1# Tua throws a nice outside leg kick. Ragnarsson wants to land a leg kick but Tua is out of range. Tua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ragnarsson momentarily.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Tua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Ragnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tua . Tua connects with a solid leg kick. Tua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnarsson. Tua tries a low kick but Ragnarsson avoids it. Ragnarsson lands a nice hook to Tua 's body. Tua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Ragnarsson lands a jab. A solid body kick from Tua . Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Tua swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. 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! Tua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Tua defending well as Ragnarsson loads up on a big left hand. #T2# Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Tua checks it. Tua swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Ragnarsson. Tua throws an off balance right hand
and Tua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Tua connects with the punch.#CUT2# Jeez, Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.#CL# Tua gets tackled into the cage by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson maintains the clinch. A right handed body shot lands from Tua .
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it. Tua cracks Ragnarsson with a nice body shot. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Tua lands with a right to the head. Tua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Tua ! A relieved looking David Tua thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
GC 223
Date: Jul 14, 2018 |
#R1# Kovalev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ragnarsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Kovalev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kovalev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Just Scrap MMA and BJJ in the buildup to the fight. Kovalev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Ragnarsson throws a nice outside leg kick. Ragnarsson cracks Kovalev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Kovalev avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
A counter left hand to the body from Kovalev misses its target. Kovalev misses the jab. Kovalev keeps the fight on the outside. Kovalev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Ragnarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice defenses there by Ragnarsson. Kovalev looks to land a right hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range. Ragnarsson misses with a looping right. It looked like Kovalev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1# Ragnarsson takes a shot right to the bread basket. Ragnarsson lands a lovely overhand right. Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kovalev. Ragnarsson is looking for the big counter here. Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Kovalev is out of range. Kovalev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Ragnarsson tries to clinch up but Kovalev circles away and keeps his distance. Kovalev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Kovalev swats away the attempt to clinch by Ragnarsson. Kovalev is looking for a counter combo. Ragnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kovalev. Ragnarsson throws out a leg kick but Kovalev moves out of range and Ragnarsson only half commits. Kovalev misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsson tries to counter with a clinch but Kovalev shakes him off and moves away. Kovalev avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
#T2# A low kick from Ragnarsson is predictable there and Kovalev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Kovalev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnarsson. Kovalev throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Ragnarsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kovalev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. 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 the left hand but Kovalev avoids the punch easily. Ragnarsson moves to clinch but Kovalev breaks away and Kovalev counters with a nice uppercut. Ragnarsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Kovalev was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Kovalev moves out of range as Ragnarsson strikes. Kovalev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kovalev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. A swing and a miss from Ragnarsson. It looked like Kovalev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Ragnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kovalev counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3# Ragnarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kovalev circles away.
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovalev was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL2# Ragnarsson clinches with his opponent.
#BC# Kovalev breaks from the clinch.
Ragnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Kovalev avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
Kovalev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Ragnarsson throws a leg kick and Kovalev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT# That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more.#CL2# Kovalev gets tackled into the cage by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson maintains the clinch. #BC# Kovalev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kovalev works Ragnarsson's body with a nice hook. Kovalev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ragnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kovalev swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T4# A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target. Kovalev throws a big counter combination but Ragnarsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Kovalev tries to move into range but Ragnarsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Ragnarsson closes the distance but Kovalev moves to the side and Ragnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. This has been an exciting period of action! Ragnarsson throws a nice outside leg kick. Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovalev.
An attempted straight right counter from Kovalev misses the target. Ragnarsson misses with a hook
enabling Kovalev to counter with a crisp jab. Ragnarsson closes the distance but Kovalev moves to the side and Kovalev counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT# The cut above Bjorn Ragnarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Kovalev takes a shot right to the bread basket. Ragnarsson lands a lovely overhand right. Ragnarsson throws a body shot but no joy. It looked like Kovalev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. An inside leg kick lands from Ragnarsson. 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 Vladimir Kovalev will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2# Ragnarsson swings for the body but Kovalev moves out of range.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kovalev counters with a straight right hand. Ragnarsson pushes Kovalev away with a front kick. Ragnarsson throws a big shot that misses. Ragnarsson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kovalev to counter with a crisp jab. Ragnarsson tries to clinch up and Kovalev counters with a lovely straight right hand! Ragnarsson misses the jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Kovalev's head. A big right from Ragnarsson misses. Ragnarsson misses with a looping right. As Ragnarsson looks to move away, Kovalev throws a big counter combo but Ragnarsson just gets out of the way.#T1# A decent looking cross lands there for Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson slips under a jab from Kovalev. A cross from Ragnarsson lands. Ragnarsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Kovalev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Ragnarsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Ragnarsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnarsson. Kovalev does a little dance to reset his feet. Kovalev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CUT# Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ragnarsson is looking to chop away at Kovalev's legs. Kovalev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Kovalev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Kovalev blocks a jab. Kovalev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Ragnarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T2# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ragnarsson throws a low kick, looking for Kovalev's leg but Kovalev calmly moves out of range. Ragnarsson lands with an overhand left. A big left from Kovalev misses. Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Kovalev. Kovalev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Ragnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here. Ragnarsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A big left from Kovalev misses. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ragnarsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Ragnarsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kovalev circles away.
Ragnarsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T3# Kovalev ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsson. Kovalev clobbers Ragnarsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vladimir Kovalev!
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Event:
DARE 47
Date: May 26, 2018 |
#R1##CL# Ragnarsson drives through and clinches with Borodin against the cage.
Borodin presses Ragnarsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Borodin misses with a short punch on the inside. A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson blocks a body shot from Borodin. Borodin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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. Borodin misses with a hook from the clinch. Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borodin's elbow. Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Borodin. Borodin misses with a short punch on the inside. Borodin misses with a hook from the clinch. Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside. A short right from Ragnarsson on the inside. #CUT# It looks like Aleksey Borodin has been cut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A head punch on the inside from Borodin fails to land. Borodin gets through Ragnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#CUT2# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. 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 punch but it's blocked by Borodin. Borodin lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T1# Borodin working aggressively here.
Borodin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Ragnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut. Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Borodin.
Borodin misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Borodin. Borodin 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 Borodin can turn it around. Borodin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses. Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Borodin lands a body punch in the clinch. Borodin tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Borodin misses with a hook from the clinch. Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head. Borodin is trying to maintain a safe position but Ragnarsson gets an underhook and turns Borodin into the cage. Borodin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
#T2# A head punch blocked on the inside by Borodin. Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Borodin.
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! Borodin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Borodin avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage. Ragnarsson tries to work over Borodin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ragnarsson gets through Borodin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Borodin. Borodin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borodin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Borodin backwards. Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Borodin.
Borodin working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Borodin avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage. Ragnarsson lands with a left to the head. Ragnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Ragnarsson lands a huge punch on the inside that knocks Borodin senseless! Wow, what a way to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Ragnarsson! Bjorn Ragnarsson retains his super heavyweight title! A relieved looking Bjorn Ragnarsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
DARE 38
Date: Apr 07, 2018 |
#R1# 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.#T1##CL2# 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.
#T2# 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.#CUT2# 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. #T3# 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.
#T4# 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. #CL2# 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! #R2# 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.#CL# 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. #T1# 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.
#T2# 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. #KD# 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!#ROC# 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.#T3# 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. #CL# 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.#KD# 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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Event:
DARE 29 LIBERTY
Date: Feb 24, 2018 |
#R1# Dae Young thuds a left hand into Ragnarsson's body. Dae Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson throws a lazy right hand but Dae Young sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Dae Young jabs Ragnarsson right on the nose. Ragnarsson blinks but takes it well.#CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Dae Young really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Dae Young goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Dae Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away. Dae Young moves away from the strike by Ragnarsson. Dae Young throws a big shot that misses. Dae Young tests Ragnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot. Dae Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dae Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnarsson. Dae Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away. Ragnarsson scores with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Dae Young's head coaches at Scotty's Yard that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Dae Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range. Ragnarsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Ragnarsson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. A punch combination from Ragnarsson misses. Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Dae Young moved out of range nicely. Dae Young takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. 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!#CL# Dae Young clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Ragnarsson as the two fighters clinch.
#T1# A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dae Young gets through Ragnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Dae Young blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Dae Young. Dae Young throws a head punch that misses. Dae Young working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A short right from Dae Young. Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT2# It looks like Seo Dae Young has been cut. Dae Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnarsson scores with a shoulder strike. Ragnarsson blocks a body shot from Dae Young. Dae Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ragnarsson takes a shot to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Dae Young lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Dae Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it. Ragnarsson lands a body shot. #T2# Ragnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ragnarsson gets through Dae Young's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ragnarsson lands with a light punch inside. Ragnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dae Youngs head. Ragnarsson lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC2# Dae Young is rocked! Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Dae Young blocks an uppercut.
Dae Young tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Dae Young back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dae Young. Dae Young is breathing heavily. Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dae Young backwards. Ragnarsson lands with a right to the head. Oh Dae Young is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Ragnarsson pushes Dae Young back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dae Young backwards. Ragnarsson creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dae Young with a big uppercut! Dae Young tries to clinch up but Ragnarsson pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dae Young to the mat! Dae Young covers up and Ragnarsson unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bjorn Ragnarsson! Bjorn Ragnarsson is the new super heavyweight champion! An out of breath Bjorn Ragnarsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
DARE 22
Date: Jan 07, 2018 |
#R1# Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ki Duk needs to keep his hands up - Ragnarsson had a free shot at his head there.#CUT# It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut. Ragnarsson misses with a wild body shot. Ragnarsson wants to slow Ki Duk down by chopping away at his legs. Ragnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ki Duk throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnarsson. A big left from Ki Duk misses. Ragnarsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Ragnarsson connects with the punch. Ragnarsson misses the shot to the body. Ki Duk throws a lazy head kick and Ragnarsson counters with a right hand to the body. Ki Duk misses with a leg kick. Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ki Duk. Ragnarsson tries a low kick but Ki Duk avoids it. That kick from Ragnarsson tenderised Ki Duk's leg. Ki Duk is trying to keep his angry face on. Ki Duk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ki Duk tries to clinch up but Ragnarsson circles away and keeps his distance. A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnarsson.
Ki Duk wants to slow Ragnarsson down by chopping away at his legs. Ragnarsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Ki Duk should have avoided that one. Ki Duk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ragnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Ki Duk manages to avoid it.#T1# Ragnarsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Ragnarsson misses with a straight right. Ki Duk tries to clinch but Ragnarsson is having none of it. Ragnarsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Ki Duk tries to clinch but Ragnarsson moves out of range. Ragnarsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Ki Duk misses with a low kick. Ki Duk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bong Ki Duk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ki Duk throws a lazy body kick and Ragnarsson counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT# That has opened up Bong Ki Duk's cut even more. Ragnarsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch but Ragnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Ragnarsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Ki Duk throws a head kick that misses and Ragnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ragnarsson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Ragnarsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ki Duk throws a nice looking combination but Ragnarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Ki Duk lands a jab to Ragnarsson's midsection. Ki Duk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ki Duk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Ki Duk wants to clinch and Ki Duk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ragnarsson jabs at Ki Duk's body. Ki Duk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnarsson. #T2# Ragnarsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Ki Duk looks winded! Ki Duk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ki Duk throws a sloppy head kick letting Ragnarsson counter with a right hand. #CUT# The cut above Bong Ki Duk's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch but Ragnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Ragnarsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ki Duk momentarily.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ki Duk.
Ragnarsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT# Bong Ki Duk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Ki Duk tries a head kick but it misses.
Ragnarsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ragnarsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ki Duk's sensitive parts. Ragnarsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Ki Duk avoids the punch easily. A little jabbing left from Ki Duk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Ragnarsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bong Ki Duk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bjorn Ragnarsson! A relieved looking Bjorn Ragnarsson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
DARE 19
Date: Dec 17, 2017 |
#R1# Baumann connects with a single shot there.#CUT2# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Baumann takes a swing at Ragnarsson's ribcage but misses. Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baumann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baumann scores with a hook to the body. Ragnarsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Ragnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baumann. #CL# Ragnarsson drives through and clinches with Baumann against the cage.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Baumann uses good head movement to avoid it. Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Baumann lands with a short head shot on the inside. A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnarsson. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson. A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land. A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land. Baumann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T1# Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Still in the clinch, Baumann scores with a nice short uppercut. Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Baumann uses good head movement to avoid it. Baumann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baumann - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hook to the body lands for Baumann.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baumann. A short left from Baumann. Ragnarsson tries a body shot but Baumann blocks it.
Baumann drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ragnarsson pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2# Baumann has Ragnarsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ragnarsson keeps control of Baumann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T2# A head punch blocked on the inside by Baumann. Baumann's coach down at Cozad MMA Amsterdam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Baumann's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Baumann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Baumann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Baumann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baumann blocks an uppercut.
Baumann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Baumann blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses. Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Baumann avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage. Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Baumann is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ragnarsson to keep the fight standing. Ragnarsson lands a nice uppercut. Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head. A right hand to the body from Ragnarsson.
Baumann blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Baumann's head. A body shot lands from Baumann.
#T3# Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Baumann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#TD2# Baumann has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ragnarsson regains guard immediately. #ES# Ragnarsson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Baumann off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Baumann checks a low kick from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baumann counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Baumann just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarsson is looking to counter punch.#CL# Ragnarsson has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson. A quick uppercut on the inside from Baumann. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ragnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Baumann backwards. Baumann drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ragnarsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bjorn Ragnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Baumann.#T4# Baumann swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it. Baumann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Baumann scores with an uppercut up the middle. A short right from Ragnarsson. Baumann misses with the head strike.
Baumann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baumann lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Baumann blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baumann backwards. Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Baumann controls his hands.
Baumann has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ragnarsson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Baumann is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ragnarsson to keep the fight standing. Baumann changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ragnarsson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baumann. 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 Bjorn Ragnarsson will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Baumann connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnarsson. That's going to slow Baumann down. Ragnarsson looks to land a right hand but Baumann moved out of range. Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Baumann moved away.#CL# Ragnarsson moves into the clinch. Baumann throws a head punch that misses. Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2# Baumann pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2# The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Baumann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ragnarsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ragnarsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2# Ragnarsson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baumann has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ragnarsson has managed to get both his arms back between Baumann's legs - danger averted. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1##SUB2# Baumann has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ragnarsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Ragnarsson controlling from the top position. Baumann manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ragnarsson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB# A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ragnarsson holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB2# Baumann drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ragnarsson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Baumann has Ragnarsson in his guard.#REVR##T2##SUB2# Baumann has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ragnarsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Baumann tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2# Baumann has an active guard here but Ragnarsson has managed to pass into half guard.
Ragnarsson wants to pass the guard but Baumann is defending well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3# Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ragnarsson in particular looking to stall. Ragnarsson is thwarting Baumann's attempts to control the position. Baumann wants to improve his position but Ragnarsson is controlling well.
Ragnarsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T4# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Baumann wants to improve his position but Ragnarsson is controlling well.
Baumann manages to get to full guard.
Ragnarsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Ragnarsson sitting in guard, not really doing much. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adam Baumann will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! #R3# Baumann looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range. Baumann looks to throw the jab but Ragnarsson is out of range. Ragnarsson throws a series of punches but Baumann avoids them all with ease. No luck with that takedown attempt from Baumann. Baumann scores with a hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ragnarsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baumann's sensitive parts. A shot to the body from Baumann misses and Ragnarsson counters with a left and a right that stings Baumann. Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1# Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Baumann.
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnarsson misses the target. Ragnarsson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Baumann misses with a body shot.
Ragnarsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Baumann should have avoided that one. Baumann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Baumann is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Baumann throws a combination that misses and Ragnarsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Baumann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Nice shot by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson cracks Baumann with a right hand to the side of the head. Baumann misses with a shot to the body and Ragnarsson counters with a slapping leg kick. Bjorn Ragnarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Baumann throws a sloppy body shot
and Ragnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2# Baumann shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ragnarsson defends it nicely.#KD# Ragnarsson cracks Baumann with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ragnarsson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Baumann to stand back up! This has been an exciting period of action! Ragnarsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baumann. That did some damage! Baumann tries to clinch and Ragnarsson counters with a nice uppercut. Baumann looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range. Baumann staying out of range there.#T3# Ragnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baumann has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Baumann off the cage and back into range. Ragnarsson misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Baumann does no damage. A little feinted left hand from Ragnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Jab from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Nice uppercut there from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Baumann tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ragnarsson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baumann somewhat. Bjorn Ragnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Baumann.#T4# Baumann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baumann shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Ragnarsson counters with a nice uppercut. Ragnarsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. 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! Baumann has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ragnarsson. Donk. Ragnarsson catches Baumann right on the button with a cross. Baumann takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28 Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Ragnarsson! After winning the bout, Bjorn Ragnarsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
DARE 12
Date: Nov 11, 2017 |
#R1# Ragnarsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ragnarsson thumps Umaga with a low kick. Ragnarsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Umaga sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ragnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Umaga ducks down to avoid it. Umaga misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsson misses with a looping left. Umaga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Umaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Umaga connects with a solid leg kick. Ragnarsson missing with a left hand there. Umaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ragnarsson connects with an inside leg kick. Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Umaga sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ragnarsson lands with a cross. Umaga 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. Ragnarsson lands with a good body shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Umaga throws a body shot but no joy. Umaga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Ragnarsson connects with a crisp jab. Ragnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1# A jab from Umaga misses. Umaga misses with a kick to the body.
Umaga throws a low kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range easily. Ragnarsson lunges at Umaga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Umaga's hand. Umaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2# Ragnarsson clinches. Umaga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Umaga scores with a shoulder strike. Umaga misses with an elbow over the top. Umaga blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Umaga's elbow. Ragnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Umaga controls the action.
Umaga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Umaga backwards. Umaga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Umaga throws a head punch that misses. Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Umaga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC# Umaga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2# Umaga lunges at Ragnarsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ragnarsson's hand. Ragnarsson scores with a nice strike. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Umaga. Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Umaga slips a jab from Ragnarsson. A counter left hand to the body from Umaga misses its target. Ragnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Umaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Ragnarsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ragnarsson misses with a looping left. Umaga tried to counter with a leg kick but Ragnarsson avoided it. Ragnarsson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Ragnarsson checks a low kick from Umaga. Ragnarsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Umaga throws an off balance right hand
and Umaga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Umaga slips a straight right by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Umaga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Umaga fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson is out of range. Umaga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. It seemed like Ragnarsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3# Ragnarsson misses with a straight right. Umaga misses with a straight right. Ragnarsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umaga.
Nice uppercut lands for Ragnarsson. That snapped Umaga's head back.
Umaga moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Umaga misses with a low kick.
Umaga takes a jab right on the kisser.
Umaga misses with a kick to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick that misses. It looked like Umaga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. A left lands for Ragnarsson. Umaga misses with a low kick. Umaga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Ragnarsson throws a leg kick that is checked and Umaga counters with a nice uppercut. Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Umaga checks it. Umaga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ragnarsson doesn't seem bothered though. Umaga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ragnarsson at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Umaga throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson checks it. #T4# Umaga blocks a jab. Umaga takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Umaga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Umaga connects with an inside leg kick. The fighters circle momentarily. Umaga darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Umaga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Umaga moves out of range of the strikes. A good leg kick by Ragnarsson. Umaga scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Ragnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Ragnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Umaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. A good leg kick by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ragnarsson tries to clinch up. Nice uppercut there from Ragnarsson. Umaga cracks Ragnarsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Nice body kick there by Umaga. 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 Iosefa Umaga will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R2# Umaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson connects with a body shot that sends Umaga's belly button to the back. Nice defenses there by Umaga. Umaga appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Umaga lands a nice looking body kick. Ragnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Umaga manages to avoid it. Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Umaga is out of range. Umaga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson. Umaga moves into range and connects with a jab. Ragnarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Umaga lands with a kick to the ribs.
Umaga moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Umaga throws a lazy right hand but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Ragnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Umaga is just out of range. Ragnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Umaga slips the punch. A low kick from Ragnarsson is predictable there and Ragnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT# That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Umaga throws a body shot but no joy. Umaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1# Umaga throws a big shot that misses. Ragnarsson slips under a jab from Umaga. Ragnarsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Ragnarsson misses with a leg kick and Umaga makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ragnarsson really felt that one! Umaga throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ragnarsson on the side of the head. Umaga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ragnarsson's calf. Ragnarsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Umaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson connects with a leg kick. Umaga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Umaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsson.
Umaga connects with a nice looking jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Umaga here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Umaga avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Umaga avoids it easily. Umaga lands a nice shot that snaps Ragnarsson's head back.
Umaga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ragnarsson is out of range and Umaga settles back down. Ragnarsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Umaga counters with a nice uppercut. #T2# This has been an exciting period of action! Ragnarsson loads up on a big right hand but Umaga slips the punch. Ragnarsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Umaga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Umaga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A punch combination from Ragnarsson misses. Ragnarsson throws out a leg kick but Umaga moves out of range and Ragnarsson only half commits. Umaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Umaga to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT# The cut above Bjorn Ragnarsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now. A big right from Umaga misses. Umaga moves out of range of the strikes. Umaga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ragnarsson at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Umaga. Umaga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Umaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ragnarsson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Umaga. That's going to slow Ragnarsson down. #T3# Ragnarsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Umaga makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ragnarsson really felt that one! Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the body and Umaga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ragnarsson's knee momentarily. Ragnarsson is breathing heavily. Ragnarsson throws a body punch but Umaga moves out of range. Umaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ragnarsson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Umaga. A jab from Umaga misses. Ragnarsson feints a counter leg kick. Umaga looks to land a body kick but Ragnarsson moved away. Ragnarsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. A clash of legs there as Ragnarsson blocks the low kick. Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Umaga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Iosefa Umaga is winning the standup battle so far. Umaga works Ragnarsson's body with a nice hook. Some bone on bone action there as Umaga checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Umaga fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ragnarsson just manages to avoid it. Ragnarsson scores with a jab. Umaga throws a quick inside leg kick. Umaga misses with a looping left. Ragnarsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Nice shot lands for Umaga. Ragnarsson connects with a body shot that sends Umaga's belly button to the back.#T4# Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ragnarsson blocks the body kick.
Crunch! Umaga slams his shin into Ragnarsson's torso. Umaga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Umaga lands with a good body shot. Umaga misses with a body kick. Umaga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnarsson. Umaga throws a quick inside leg kick. Umaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
A nice side step and Ragnarsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Umaga throws a big shot that misses. Ragnarsson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Umaga. A jab from Umaga misses. Ragnarsson with a hook. Ragnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Umaga.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ragnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Umaga misses with a looping left. Umaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnarsson can do to turn this around? Good shot there by Umaga. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosefa Umaga dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. #R3# Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Umaga avoids the punch easily. Umaga swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Umaga fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Ragnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Umaga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Ragnarsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. A big left from Ragnarsson misses. Umaga throws the kick towards the body but Ragnarsson avoids it. Ragnarsson moves out of range of the strikes. Umaga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Umaga throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Umaga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ragnarsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ragnarsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Umaga throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson moved away. Good leg kick by Umaga there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Umaga lands a jab to the nose.#CUT# Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.#T1# The fighters circling - Ragnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A low kick from Ragnarsson misses and Umaga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Umaga pushes Ragnarsson away with a front kick. Ragnarsson misses with a looping left. Umaga fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson is out of range. Ragnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Umaga. Ragnarsson checks a leg kick. Ragnarsson only half commits to the counter leg kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Umaga.
Umaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Umaga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Ragnarsson lands a right hook to the body.
Umaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away. Umaga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Umaga slips a jab from Ragnarsson. Umaga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Umaga staying out of range there.#T2# Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Umaga throws a body shot but no joy. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ragnarsson! But no joy. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Umaga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnarsson throws out the jab. Umaga throws a shot from downtown. Ragnarsson moves away and avoids it. Umaga tries a low kick but Ragnarsson avoids it. Umaga misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsson saw that one coming. Umaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it. Umaga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CL2# Ragnarsson forces Umaga back against the cage and clinches. Ragnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Ragnarsson pushes Umaga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Umaga. Umaga working aggressively here.
Umaga prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Umaga. #T3# Umaga lands a shoulder strike. Umaga swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it. Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A head punch blocked on the inside by Umaga. Umaga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Umaga digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected. Ragnarsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Umaga lands with a short shot to the head. Umaga is working Ragnarsson over against the cage. Umaga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Iosefa Umaga! A victorious Iosefa Umaga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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#R1# Randleman throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnarsson's shoulder, as Ragnarsson tries to avoid the shot. Randleman throws out a powerful jab.#CUT2# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Randleman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Ragnarsson scores with a hook. Ragnarsson moves away from the strike by Randleman. A left lands for Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson throws a leg kick #TD2# and Randleman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Randleman. Randleman content to stall in guard here. Ragnarsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Randleman. Ragnarsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Ragnarsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Randleman controls the pace.#T1# Randleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ragnarsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Randleman preventing the sweep. Ragnarsson trying to control the position.
Ragnarsson keeping moving, preventing Randleman from controlling successfully. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ragnarsson is on top in guard.
#REVR# Randleman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ragnarsson. Randleman 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.#T2# Randleman trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Randleman working a defensive guard here.
Ragnarsson stopping the sweep attempt from Randleman. Ragnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Randleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Ragnarsson preventing the sweep. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Randleman scores with a shot to the body.
Randleman thows a left - swing and a miss! Randleman misses with a takedown attempt - Ragnarsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Ragnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Randleman slips under a jab from Ragnarsson. A little jabbing left from Randleman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3# Randleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson cracks Randleman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Randleman throws a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head but Ragnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ragnarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Randleman lands a slapping body shot.
Randleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randleman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Randleman misses with a body shot
letting Ragnarsson counter with a right hand. Randleman misses the shot to the body. Ragnarsson feinted there with a counter leg kick. Randleman misses with a jab to the body
and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Randleman misses with a left hand and Ragnarsson counters with a straight right hand. Randleman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ragnarsson swivels and escapes. Ragnarsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Ragnarsson throws a chopping leg kick but Randleman manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Randleman throws a right hand that misses
and Ragnarsson counters with a leg kick. Randleman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Bjorn Ragnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Randleman.#T4# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Randleman throws a hook but Ragnarsson avoids it easily. Ragnarsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Randleman on the side of the head. Randleman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Ragnarsson digs a good hook to Randleman's body.
Nice defenses there by Randleman. Ragnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Randleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it. Ragnarsson scores with a jab. Quinton Randleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Randleman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head. A looping hook to the body misses from Randleman. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet. Randleman doesn't succeed with the takedown and Ragnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Randleman misses with an uppercut. Ragnarsson saw that one coming. Randleman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Ragnarsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Randleman. 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 Bjorn Ragnarsson will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. That's time! Ragnarsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# Ragnarsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Randleman avoids the punch easily. Ragnarsson scores with a jab. Randleman acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Ragnarsson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Randleman misses with a straight right. Ragnarsson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Randleman just manages to avoid it. Randleman scores with a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson scores with a jab to the body. Nice cross by Randleman. Randleman fails with a takedown attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Randleman ducks right into an uppercut from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson walks into a left hand. #T1# Randleman shoots in for a takedown but Ragnarsson shows good takedown defense. Bjorn Ragnarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ragnarsson throws a nice outside leg kick. Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Randleman shoots in and drives through. Ragnarsson sprawls well. Bjorn Ragnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Randleman. Ragnarsson dodges the punch combination from Randleman.
Ragnarsson wants to slow Randleman down by chopping away at his legs. Randleman fails with a takedown attempt. Ragnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Randleman manages to avoid it. Randleman misses with an uppercut
and Ragnarsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Randleman's knee momentarily. Randleman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Randleman throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Ragnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Randleman.#T2# Ragnarsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Ragnarsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Randleman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range. Bjorn Ragnarsson is winning the standup battle so far. Randleman throws the left hand but Ragnarsson avoids the punch easily.#TD2# Randleman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #ES# Ragnarsson pushes Randleman off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action! Ragnarsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#TD2# Randleman feints and as Ragnarsson raises his hands in defense, Randleman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Ragnarsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Randleman passes easily into side control. Nice work. Randleman taking a breather here. Randleman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
#T3# Ragnarsson dodges the ground and pound from Randleman. Ragnarsson tries to get back to half guard but can't. Randleman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Randleman trying to control the action but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom. Randleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Randleman misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Randleman working the head with strikes. Randleman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Randleman in side control lands a decent elbow. #T4# Randleman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ragnarsson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Randleman in side control, throwing shots but Ragnarsson defends. Randleman is looking to take a break and control but Ragnarsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Randleman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ragnarsson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Randleman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R3# Randleman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Randleman takes a swing at Ragnarsson's ribcage but misses. Randleman lands with a nice body punch. A slow jab from Randleman misses its intended target. Randleman tries for a takedown but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Ragnarsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Ragnarsson jabs Randleman to the body, keeping him at a distance. Ragnarsson moves out of range as Randleman strikes. Donk. Ragnarsson catches Randleman right on the button with a cross. Randleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randleman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ragnarsson. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Randleman missing with a left hand there. Ragnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Randleman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnarsson. Randleman looks to land a combination. Ragnarsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Randleman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T1# Ragnarsson throws a right and a left that both miss. Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randleman thows a left - swing and a miss! A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Randleman. Randleman throws a series of punches but Ragnarsson avoids them all with ease. Ragnarsson staying out of range there. A little feinted left hand from Ragnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Nice body punch from Randleman. Ragnarsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Randleman jabbing away but nothing is landing. Randleman swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Ragnarsson misses its target. Ragnarsson misses with a wild combination.
#T2# Randleman misses with a straight left. Randleman looks to land a combination but Ragnarsson avoids it well. A little feinted left hand from Ragnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Randleman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ragnarsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Randleman's knee momentarily. Randleman misses with a wild body shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ragnarsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ragnarsson wants it to stay on the feet. Bjorn Ragnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Randleman. Randleman shoots for a takedown but Ragnarsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Randleman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Randleman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ragnarsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Randleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randleman. Ragnarsson appears to be looking for a big counter. Randleman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Randleman misses with a body punch
enabling Ragnarsson to counter with a crisp jab. Randleman digs a good hook to Ragnarsson's body.
#T3# Randleman throws a nice looking combination but Ragnarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Randleman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ragnarsson tries to avoid it but Randleman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ragnarsson to the ground. Ragnarsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Ragnarsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Ragnarsson defending well as Randleman loads up on a big left hand. Randleman lands a nice shot to the body.
Randleman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Ragnarsson is looking to slow Randleman down with leg kicks. Randleman just misses with a punch to the body.
Randleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsson.
Randleman scores with a nice right hand.
Randleman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Randleman misses with a body shot.
Ragnarsson stuffs the takedown. Randleman misses with a two punch combination.
Ragnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Ragnarsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ragnarsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T4# Randleman missing with a left hand there. Ragnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ragnarsson takes a swing at Randleman's ribcage but misses. Randleman takes a swing at Ragnarsson's ribcage but misses. Some wild striking there from Randleman.
Ragnarsson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Randleman just manages to avoid it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Randleman with a poor takedown and Ragnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Randleman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnarsson counters with a nice uppercut. Randleman misses with a wild body shot. Randleman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ragnarsson sprawls well. Ragnarsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Randleman gets slowly back to his feet. Good standup being displayed there by Ragnarsson as he connects with a hook. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Quinton Randleman just about did enough to take it. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R4# Randleman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Ragnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Randleman manages to avoid it. Randleman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ragnarsson connects with a leg kick. Randleman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Randleman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ragnarsson but Ragnarsson pushes him off and we're back to square one. Ragnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randleman.
Randleman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Randleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Randleman misses its intended target. Randleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Randleman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #TD2# Randleman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Randleman prevents Ragnarsson from improving his position. Randleman slips a nice elbow through Ragnarsson's hands, connecting with Ragnarsson's forehead.#T1# Ragnarsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Randleman throws a strike but Ragnarsson avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Randleman is working Ragnarsson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Randleman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Quinton Randleman has got the better of the ground game so far. Randleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Ragnarsson has wrist control. Randleman wants to pass the guard but Ragnarsson is keeping the position. Randleman is working Ragnarsson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ragnarsson keeping moving, preventing Randleman from controlling successfully. Ragnarsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Randleman throwing strikes but missing. #T2# Randleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Ragnarsson has his hands on Randleman's head, controlling the position. Randleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ragnarsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Randleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Randleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ragnarsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. A big right from Randleman misses. Ragnarsson is looking to counter punch.#T3# Randleman has a takedown stuffed. Ragnarsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Randleman misses with a takedown attempt - Ragnarsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Bjorn Ragnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Randleman. Randleman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Ragnarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Randleman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Randleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away. Nice uppercut lands for Randleman. That snapped Ragnarsson's head back.
Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#TD2# Randleman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Ragnarsson controlling the position for now.#T4# Ragnarsson wants to get back to full guard. Randleman with the ground and pound but Ragnarsson uses the opportunity to regain guard. Ragnarsson wants to sweep here but Randleman controlling him for the moment. Ragnarsson trying to keep a closed guard but Randleman is proving a slippery customer.
Randleman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. This has been an exciting period of action! The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Randleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ragnarsson is keeping the position for now. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ragnarsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Randleman dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! #R5# Randleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnarsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Randleman doesn't succeed with the takedown enabling Ragnarsson to counter with a crisp jab. Randleman misses with a hook. Ragnarsson ducked under it nicely. Randleman throws a body punch but Ragnarsson moves out of range. Ragnarsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Randleman. Randleman jabbing away but nothing is landing. A looping hook to the body misses from Randleman. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Randleman thuds his right hand into Ragnarsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Randleman throws a lazy uppercut
and Ragnarsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Randleman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Randleman throws the left hand but Ragnarsson avoids the punch easily. Ragnarsson lands a nice shot that snaps Randleman's head back.
Randleman just misses with a punch to the body.
#T1# Ragnarsson staying out of range there. Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Randleman.
Ragnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Randleman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Ragnarsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Randleman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Randleman misses with a shot to the body and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Randleman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randleman. Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Randleman moved out of range nicely. Randleman throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnarsson. Randleman misses with a body shot.
Randleman takes a swing at Ragnarsson's ribcage but misses. Nice takedown defense from Ragnarsson. No joy for Randleman on that attempt. #T2# Randleman throws a body shot but no joy. Randleman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Randleman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Randleman with a hook. 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 takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Randleman looks to land a left hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range nicely. Randleman lands a slapping body shot.
Randleman swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Randleman.
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Ragnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Randleman manages to avoid it. Randleman misses with a jab to the body
and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A bone on bone clash there as Randleman blocks the leg kick.
Randleman walks into a jab. Ragnarsson tries a low kick but Randleman avoids it.#T3# A looping hook to the body misses from Randleman. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet. Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Randleman sees it coming and checks it nicely. Randleman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Ragnarsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Randleman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range. Ragnarsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Ragnarsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ragnarsson wants it to stay on the feet. Bjorn Ragnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Randleman. A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnarsson. Randleman does a little dance to reset his feet. Jab from Randleman. Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnarsson. Randleman does a little dance to reset his feet. Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randleman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ragnarsson is fending him off so far but Randleman persists. Nope, Ragnarsson circles away and we're back to standing. A little feinted left hand from Ragnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Ragnarsson catches Randleman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Randleman misses with an uppercut. Bjorn Ragnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4# Randleman throws out a token jab with nothing on it. An attempted straight right counter from Ragnarsson misses the target. No luck with that takedown attempt from Randleman. Randleman misses with a hook to the body
and Ragnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A punch lands to the side of Randleman 's head but he takes it in his stride. Randleman moves out of range as Ragnarsson strikes. Randleman lands a glancing blow to the side of Ragnarsson'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! Randleman misses with a right hand and Ragnarsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Randleman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ragnarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Randleman misses with a double jab
and Ragnarsson counters with a nice uppercut. Quinton Randleman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#CUT# It looks like Quinton Randleman has been cut. Randleman is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Ragnarsson missing with a left hand there. Randleman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Quinton Randleman. I think Randleman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 48:47 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Quinton Randleman! Quinton Randleman is the new heavyweight champion! Quinton Randleman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
DARE 6
Date: Sep 09, 2017 |
#R1# Cerrone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cerrone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnarsson moves away. Cerrone tries a low kick but Ragnarsson avoids it. Cerrone throws a leg kick which misses Ragnarsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Ragnarsson tries to avoid it. Ragnarsson tries to land a leg kick but Cerrone saw it coming and moves away.
Cerrone is looking to counter punch. Cerrone is looking to land body kicks. Ragnarsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Ragnarsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cerrone. Cerrone with a jab. Cerrone looks for the body kick but Ragnarsson saw that one coming. Cerrone throws a low kick, looking for Ragnarsson's leg but Ragnarsson calmly moves out of range. Sloppy strikes from Ragnarsson. Those never looked like landing. Cerrone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cerrone connects with a body shot that sends Ragnarsson's belly button to the back. Ragnarsson's coach down at Phoenix Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ragnarsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Cerrone swats away the attempt to clinch by Ragnarsson. Cerrone fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ragnarsson just manages to avoid it. Cerrone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnarsson. Cerrone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsson. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ragnarsson is looking to chop away at Cerrone's legs. Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Cerrone. Nice defenses there by Ragnarsson. Cerrone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T1# Cerrone swings for the body but Ragnarsson moves out of range.
Ragnarsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Cerrone checks a low kick from Ragnarsson. Cerrone avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cerrone sees it coming and avoids it easily. Cerrone seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cerrone. Cerrone throws a poor cross that misses
and Cerrone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Cerrone.
Nice body kick from Cerrone. A slapping leg kick lands for Cerrone.
Ragnarsson throws a big shot that misses. Cerrone misses the shot to the body. Ragnarsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Ragnarsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Cerrone misses. Ragnarsson misses with the combination.
Cerrone throws a right and a left that both miss. Cerrone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Cerrone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ragnarsson.#T2# Ragnarsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ragnarsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Cerrone lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Ragnarsson misses. Cerrone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson tries to work over Cerrone's front leg with a kick but Cerrone checks it. Ragnarsson moves out of range of the leg kick from Cerrone. Ragnarsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Ragnarsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Ragnarsson checks a low kick from Cerrone. Ragnarsson checks a leg kick. Ragnarsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Ragnarsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Cerrone takes a swing at Ragnarsson's ribcage but misses. Cerrone throws a leg kick and Ragnarsson counters with a straight right hand. Cerrone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson cracks Cerrone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Ragnarsson lands a jab to Cerrone's midsection. Cerrone throws a low kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range easily. Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cerrone sees it coming and avoids it easily. Cerrone appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Cerrone misses with the combination.
#T3# Nice shot lands for Cerrone. Cerrone looks to land a right hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range. Cerrone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Cerrone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cerrone. Ragnarsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ragnarsson tries to clinch but Cerrone is having none of it. Ragnarsson scores with the left hand. Cerrone knows he should have avoided that one. Cerrone moves out of range of the leg kick from Ragnarsson. David Cerrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cerrone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Cerrone throws a hook but Ragnarsson blocks it.#CL2# Ragnarsson takes the fight into the clinch. Cerrone scores with a shoulder strike. #CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Ragnarsson blocks a body shot from Cerrone. Cerrone tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Cerrone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ragnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Cerrone avoids it by throwing Ragnarsson back against the cage. #T4# Ragnarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cerrone digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected. Cerrone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage. Ragnarsson lands with a right to the head. #BC# Cerrone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ragnarsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Cerrone avoids the punch easily. Cerrone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnarsson. Cerrone scoring well with a low kick there.
Cerrone thows a leg kick but Ragnarsson checks it and Ragnarsson counters with an inside leg kick. A slow jab from Cerrone misses its intended target. #CL2# Ragnarsson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cerrone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Cerrone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cerrone throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cerrone uses good head movement to avoid it. Cerrone is looking to break free of the clinch but Ragnarsson has double underhooks. Cerrone lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cerrone's efforts to push away. 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 David Cerrone will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. 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. #R2# Cerrone looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range. Cerrone scores with a kick to the midsection. Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cerrone throwing a counter right hand but Ragnarsson manages to avoid it. Cerrone slips a jab from Ragnarsson. Cerrone misses with a wild body shot. Cerrone feints and then cracks Ragnarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ragnarsson down. Jab, jab by Cerrone - just one landing. Cerrone misses with the combination.
Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Cerrone moved out of range nicely. Ragnarsson connects with an inside leg kick. Cerrone connects with the punch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ragnarsson throws a body punch but Cerrone moves out of range. Cerrone misses with a double jab
#CL2# and Ragnarsson counters by moving into the clinch. Cerrone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cerrone tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A short left from Ragnarsson. 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 makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1# The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Cerrone.
Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head. Ragnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Cerrone can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
Ragnarsson works on Cerrone's body with a couple of short punches. Ragnarsson prevents Cerrone from breaking the clinch. Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Cerrone blocks an uppercut.
Cerrone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ragnarsson. Cerrone misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Cerrone. Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cerrone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Cerrone blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cerrone. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cerrone. Cerrone wants to get back to striking at distance but Ragnarsson won't allow it.
#T2# Ragnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Cerrone throws a head punch that misses. Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarsson lands an uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch. Ragnarsson presses Cerrone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Cerrone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnarsson lands a right hand. Cerrone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cerrones head. Ragnarsson lands a shot to the body. Ragnarsson lands with a short shot to the head. Ragnarsson lands with a short shot to the head. Ragnarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A shot in the inside from Ragnarsson. #ROC2# Cerrone is rocked! Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Cerrone misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson pushes Cerrone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3# Ragnarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Oh Cerrone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Cerrone blocking some punches.
Cerrone seems to have got his legs back now. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Ragnarsson pushes Cerrone against the cage. Ragnarsson is working some dirty boxing. Ragnarsson pushes off with a quick right hook! Cerrone goes down! Cerrone tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ragnarsson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnarsson! Bjorn Ragnarsson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. David Cerrone was interviewed post fight and said 'Whuuuut?!?!'.
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Event:
DARE 4
Date: Aug 19, 2017 |
#R1# Some bone on bone action there as Cerrone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Ragnarsson scores with a nice right hand.
Cerrone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Cerrone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Cerrone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ragnarsson throws a solid leg kick but Cerrone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnarsson. Cerrone misses the jab. Cerrone takes one to the chin there. Cerrone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cerrone. A counter left hand to the body from Ragnarsson misses its target. The fighters circling - Cerrone throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Cerrone with a hook.#CUT2# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Cerrone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnarsson. A looping hook to the body misses from Cerrone. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet. Cerrone lands a slapping body shot.
Ragnarsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Cerrone lands a jab to the 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! Cerrone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Cerrone misses with a looping left. Cerrone tries a head kick but it misses.
Cerrone misses with a body shot.
#T1# Cerrone throws a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head but Ragnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A big left from Ragnarsson misses. Cerrone is clearly looking to counter with head kicks. Cerrone on the wrong end of a nice hook. Ragnarsson swings away with a leg kick that misses. Ragnarsson catches Cerrone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Cerrone punishes Ragnarsson's body with a nice straight punch. Cerrone's coach down at Double XX was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cerrone's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Cerrone blocks a jab. Cerrone throws a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Cerrone walks into a stiff left hand from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnarsson lands with a nice combination. Cerrone backs away looking to recover. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ragnarsson tries to bum rush Cerrone with a series of wild strikes but Cerrone uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Cerrone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Cerrone staying out of range there. Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Cerrone. Cerrone throws out a loose jab but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it. Ragnarsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#T2# Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cerrone. Cerrone throws out a powerful jab. A swing and a miss from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ragnarsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Cerrone jabs Ragnarsson to the body, keeping him at a distance. Cerrone throws a chopping leg kick but Ragnarsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Cerrone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Cerrone misses with a series of wild punches.
Ragnarsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Ragnarsson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. A jab from Ragnarsson misses. Ragnarsson connects with a right hand. Cerrone shakes it off. Cerrone throws a lazy right hand but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Nice body kick there by Cerrone. Ragnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Ragnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cerrone. Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Cerrone is out of range. Cerrone appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T3# Cerrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson lands the left hand. Ragnarsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Ragnarsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Good exchange - Ragnarsson coming out on top. Ragnarsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Cerrone is out of range. Cerrone slips a jab from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson scores with a jab. Cerrone ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cerrone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Cerrone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnarsson throws out the jab. Ragnarsson connects with a solid leg kick. Cerrone defending well as Ragnarsson loads up on a big left hand. Cerrone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ragnarsson. Cerrone takes a swing at Ragnarsson's ribcage but misses. Cerrone throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a thumping low kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ragnarsson thuds his right hand into Cerrone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T4# Cerrone scores with a nice head shot. Ragnarsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Ragnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cerrone.
Cerrone moves away from the strike by Ragnarsson. Cerrone throws out a loose jab but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it. Ragnarsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Cerrone looks to land a right hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range. Ragnarsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target. Cerrone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Cerrone slips under a jab from Ragnarsson. Cerrone checks the leg kick. Cerrone looks to land a combination but Ragnarsson avoids it well. Ragnarsson misses with a hook. Cerrone throws out a counter right but Ragnarsson avoids it with no problem. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Cerrone catches Ragnarsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Ragnarsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cerrone at a distance.
Ragnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cerrone. Cerrone cracks Ragnarsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. A big right from Cerrone misses. 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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. #R2# Cerrone connects with a leg kick. Ragnarsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Ragnarsson looks to throw the jab but Cerrone is out of range. Cerrone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ragnarsson. An inside leg kick lands from Ragnarsson. Cerrone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cerrone looks to throw the jab but Ragnarsson is out of range. Cerrone connects with a body shot. Ragnarsson misses with a looping right. Cerrone stuns Ragnarsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Cerrone throws a body kick that misses. Ragnarsson with a jab. Ragnarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Cerrone scores with the left hand. Ragnarsson knows he should have avoided that one. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A big left from Cerrone misses. Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Cerrone. Ragnarsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Ragnarsson blocks a head kick by Cerrone.
Cerrone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnarsson throws out the jab. #T1# Ragnarsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cerrone doesn't seem bothered though. Ragnarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Cerrone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot that snaps Cerrone's head back.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ragnarsson!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cerrone.
Ragnarsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange. A leg kick checked by Cerrone. A big left from Cerrone misses. Cerrone throws a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head but Ragnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Cerrone cracks the inside of Ragnarsson's front leg. Ragnarsson scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ragnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cerrone throws out the jab. An inside leg kick from Cerrone misses. Cerrone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ragnarsson checks it well. Cerrone moves out of range of the strikes. Ragnarsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cerrone's head.#T2# Cerrone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Cerrone throws a body punch but Ragnarsson moves out of range. Ragnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cerrone can do to turn this around? Ragnarsson blocks the body kick.
Cerrone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Cerrone throws out a counter right but Ragnarsson avoids it with no problem. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ragnarsson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cerrone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cerrone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Cerrone tries to land a leg kick but Ragnarsson saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Ragnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Cerrone pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Cerrone lands with a right hand. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Ragnarsson drops his hands momentarily and Cerrone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. A big left from Cerrone misses. Ragnarsson connects with an inside leg kick. Ragnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cerrone. Cerrone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Cerrone tries to score with a low kick but Ragnarsson moves his leg out of the way. David Cerrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ragnarsson stuns Cerrone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Ragnarsson misses the jab. Cerrone scores with a hook.#T3# Ragnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Cerrone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses the jab. Ragnarsson throws a low kick but Cerrone avoids it. Ragnarsson blocks a low kick nicely. Ragnarsson feinted there with a counter leg kick. Ragnarsson lands a two punch combo.
Cerrone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Cerrone missing with a left hand there. Ragnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cerrone might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ragnarsson has got the better of the exchanges. Cerrone with a nice cross. Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cerrone was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson. Cerrone looks like he wants to counter punch here. Bjorn Ragnarsson is winning the standup battle so far. Ragnarsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Cerrone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cerrone misses with a hook. Ragnarsson ducked under it nicely. Ragnarsson lands a jab to the nose. Ragnarsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Ragnarsson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cerrone is able to avoid easily. A big left from Ragnarsson misses. A punch combination from Cerrone misses. #T4# This has been an exciting period of action! Cerrone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cerrone looks to throw the jab but Ragnarsson is out of range. Cerrone misses with a right hand and Ragnarsson counters with a stiff right hand. The fighters circling - Ragnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Cerrone only half commits to the counter leg kick. Cerrone with a hook. Cerrone misses with a low kick. Cerrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson. Cerrone missing with a left hand there. Ragnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ragnarsson avoids a kick to the body.
Ragnarsson walks into a stiff left hand from Cerrone. Cerrone tries a low kick but Ragnarsson avoids it. Cerrone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cerrone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ragnarsson jabs Cerrone to the body, keeping him at a distance. Cerrone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ragnarsson on the side of the head. Cerrone slips a straight right by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. 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 Bjorn Ragnarsson will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! #R3# Cerrone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cerrone slips a jab from Ragnarsson. Cerrone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Cerrone.
Cerrone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ragnarsson slips a straight right by Cerrone. Cerrone scores with a shot to the body.
Cerrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson. Cerrone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cerrone was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Cerrone avoids the punch easily. Cerrone jabbing away but nothing is landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ragnarsson misses with a low kick. Ragnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cerrone is just out of range. Cerrone misses with a looping left. Ragnarsson lands a leg kick that knocks Cerrone off balance momentarily. Cerrone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Cerrone.#T1# Ragnarsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Ragnarsson defending well as Cerrone loads up on a big left hand. Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Cerrone avoids the punch easily. A jab from Ragnarsson misses. Ragnarsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut
enabling Cerrone to counter with a crisp jab. Ragnarsson throws a leg kick enabling Cerrone to counter with a crisp jab. Cerrone misses with a looping right. Cerrone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ragnarsson. Good work by Cerrone as he checks the leg kick. Ragnarsson avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Cerrone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL# Ragnarsson gets a clinch. Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Cerrone. Still in the clinch, Ragnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut. Cerrone takes a shot to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T2# Cerrone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cerrone working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson lands a nice uppercut. Cerrone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Ragnarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Cerrone lands with a short shot to the head. #CUT2# Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut is getting worse. Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Cerrone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cerrone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson tries a body shot but Cerrone blocks it.
Bjorn Ragnarsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Cerrone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Cerrone tries to break the clinch but Ragnarsson is controlling the position. Ragnarsson has Cerrone pressed against the cage, preventing Cerrone from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cerrone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. Cerrone struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
#T3# Cerrone tries to circle away but Ragnarsson has him pinned against the cage. Cerrone misses with a punch on the inside.
Cerrone misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson. Still in the clinch, Ragnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut. Ragnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Cerrone controls the action.
Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Cerrone. Cerrone struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
Ragnarsson scores with a shoulder strike. Cerrone misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Cerrone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T4# Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Cerrone.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson. David Cerrone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Cerrone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cerrone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Cerrone working some nice short punches in the clinch. Cerrone is trying to push Ragnarsson away but Ragnarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Cerrone working aggressively here.
Cerrone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cerrone has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Cerrone throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarsson. Bjorn Ragnarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far. Cerrone working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to David Cerrone. I think Ragnarsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29 Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Event:
Carnage 47
Date: Jun 18, 2017 |
#R1# Ragnarsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Menger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ragnarsson but Ragnarsson pushes him off and we're back to square one. Menger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ragnarsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Menger avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
Menger fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Bjorn Ragnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Menger. Menger looks for a takedown but Ragnarsson sprawls well. Menger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Menger looks for a takedown but Ragnarsson sprawls well. Menger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T1# Ragnarsson thuds a left hand into Menger's body. Menger with a poor takedown and Ragnarsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Menger's knee momentarily. Menger doesn't succeed with the takedown and Ragnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Menger shoots and misses and Menger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ragnarsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Menger's calf. Ragnarsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Menger eats them both and turns towards Ragnarsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT# It looks like Carl Menger has been cut. Ragnarsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Menger has time to react. Menger fails with the takedown and Ragnarsson counters with a thumping low kick. Menger looks winded!#T2# Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ragnarsson lands with a right hand. Ragnarsson with a body punch. A glancing blow. Ragnarsson throws a nice inside leg kick. Ragnarsson lands a jab to the head.
#KD# Ragnarsson lands a big right hand that sends Menger crashing to the mat! Ragnarsson stays standing though and waves Menger back to his feet! Menger fails with the takedown. A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnarsson. That's going to slow Menger down. Ragnarsson thuds his right hand into Menger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Ragnarsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mengers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Ragnarsson is looking to slow Menger down with leg kicks. #T3# A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnarsson. That's going to slow Menger down. Menger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ragnarsson but Ragnarsson pushes him off and we're back to square one. Ragnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Carl Menger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Menger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ragnarsson as he avoids it easily. Good leg kick by Ragnarsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Menger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Ragnarsson scores with a punch to the head. Menger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#KD# Ragnarsson lands a big right hand that sends Menger crashing to the mat! Ragnarsson stays standing though and waves Menger back to his feet!#ROC# Menger is rocked! Bjorn Ragnarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4# The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Menger misses with a takedown attempt - Ragnarsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#KD# Ragnarsson cracks Menger with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ragnarsson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Menger to stand back up! A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnarsson.
Menger looks for a takedown but Ragnarsson sprawls well. Menger with a lazy takedown attempt #KD# and Ragnarsson counters with a nice right hand that sends Menger toppling to the canvas! Menger scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ragnarsson finish him?! Ragnarsson throws a quick inside leg kick. Menger is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ragnarsson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Menger. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ragnarsson Throws a clean left jab. Ragnarsson Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Menger's chin! Menger crumbles to the ground and Ragnarsson follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Ragnarsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnarsson! Bjorn Ragnarsson retains his heavyweight title! 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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Event:
Carnage 41
Date: May 21, 2017 |
#R1# A combination from Sands does no damage. A big right from Sands misses. Ragnarsson throws a body punch but Sands moves out of range. Sands looks to land a right hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range. Sands misses with a looping left. Carl Sands seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sands loads up on a big right hand but Ragnarsson slips the punch. Sands bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head. Sands pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A head kick by Sands misses enabling Ragnarsson to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT# It looks like Carl Sands has been cut. Sands misses with a lunging right hand
and Ragnarsson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Sands throws a lazy right hand but Ragnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Sands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnarsson. Sands scores with the left hand. Ragnarsson knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT2# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Nice defenses there by Ragnarsson. A punch lands to the side of Ragnarsson 's head but he takes it in his stride. This has been an exciting period of action! A nice leg kick lands there from Ragnarsson. Sands might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#KD# Ragnarsson lands a big uppercut and Sands crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sands looks OK. Ragnarsson waves Sands back to his feet!#ROC# Sands is rocked! Ragnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A little feinted left hand from Ragnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1# Ragnarsson defending well as Sands loads up on a big left hand. Sands throws a jab when Ragnarsson was well out of range. Ragnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sands throws out the jab. Sands lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sands. Sands misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnarsson.
Sands throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Sands throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnarsson's shoulder, as Ragnarsson tries to avoid the shot. Nice uppercut lands for Sands. That snapped Ragnarsson's head back.
Sands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Ragnarsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sands. Ragnarsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sands misses with a left hand and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Sands lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Sands. Good exchange - Sands coming out on top.#T2# This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sands looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnarsson is just out of range. Sands waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnarsson. Sands takes a body punch but keeps moving. Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Sands misses its intended target. Sands lands a really nice looking cross but Ragnarsson seems unphased.
#KD# Ragnarsson drops Sands with a beautiful combination! Sands stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ragnarsson is looking for the KO! Sands is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnarsson finish him? Ragnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sands throws out the jab. Sands throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnarsson counters with a huge left! Sands is in big trouble! He's backing up but Ragnarsson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Sands from any more damage. A dominating finish by Ragnarsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnarsson! Bjorn Ragnarsson retains his 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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Event:
Carnage 36
Date: Apr 22, 2017 |
#R1# Scevola thows a left - swing and a miss! Ragnarsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
#CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Ragnarsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Scevola counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CL2# Ragnarsson clinches. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ragnarsson. Scevola lands an uppercut. Ragnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scevola backwards. Ragnarsson prevents a body shot from Scevola. Scevola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scevola tries to pull guard but Ragnarsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Scevola lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Scevola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ragnarsson prevents Scevola from breaking the clinch. Ragnarsson digs a right hand into Scevola's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scevola's gas tank. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnarsson. A head punch blocked on the inside by Scevola. #T1# Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. I was talking to Scevola's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Ragnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Scevola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Scevola. Scevola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow. A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land. Scevola blocks an uppercut.
Scevola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scevola has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scevolas head. Scevola blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson. A short right from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside. Scevola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T2# Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scevola misses with a punch to the body.
Scevola lands a body shot in the clinch.
Scevola tries to pull guard but Ragnarsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Scevola drops back down to his feet.
Scevola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson lands with a left to the head. Good body shot from Ragnarsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ragnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Ragnarsson working aggressively here.
Scevola prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson. #T3# Scevola takes a shot to the head. Scevola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ragnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside. Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses. Scevola can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
Scevola tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Scevola scores with a hook to the body. Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses. Scevola lands a body shot. Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike. A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scevola takes a shot to the head. Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses. #T4# Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Scevola. A left hand lands to the body for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Scevola's head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Still in the clinch, Ragnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut. Scevola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside. Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scevola tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Scevola tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scevola backwards. Ragnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Scevola controls the action.
Scevola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Scevola prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson. 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! Scevola's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnarsson. That's going to slow Scevola down. Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Scevola throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Scevola slips under a jab from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut. Scevola saw that one coming. A bone on bone clash there as Ragnarsson blocks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Scevola. Ragnarsson misses with an uppercut. Scevola saw that one coming. Ragnarsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Scevola drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Scevola chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnarsson can pounce on him.
Scevola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Scevola slips under a jab from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss! Scevola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Scevola just misses with a punch to the body.
Scevola scores with a body shot.
#T1# Ragnarsson tries to clinch up. Scevola feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ragnarssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Ragnarsson throws a leg kick that misses. Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scevola. Donk. Scevola catches Ragnarsson right on the button with a cross. Mario Scevola is winning the standup battle so far. Scevola walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ragnarsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Scevola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#CL2# and Ragnarsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ragnarsson. Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#TD# Scevola pulls Ragnarsson into guard.
Scevola keeping full guard, as Ragnarsson tries to pass. Scevola looking to control.
Scevola looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ragnarsson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T2# Scevola trying to hold on to Ragnarsson's head to control him but Ragnarsson postures up.
Scevola moves into full guard.
Ragnarsson being controlled here momentarily. Ragnarsson sitting in guard, not really doing much. Scevola looking to control but Ragnarsson passes into half guard.
#SUB# Scevola is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ragnarsson pulls his head out easily. #T3# Ragnarsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Scevola is trying to get back to full guard. Ragnarsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Scevola trying to control but Ragnarsson postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#T4# The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Scevola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsson.
Scevola moves out of range of the strikes. Scevola throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Ragnarsson throws a good cross that connects.
Scevola's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ragnarsson under the eye. Ragnarsson looks to land a right hand but Scevola moved out of range. Scevola avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Scevola feinted with a counter takedown. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Scevola takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Ragnarsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Ragnarsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Scevola under the eye. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bjorn Ragnarsson will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson'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. #R3##CL2# Ragnarsson has Scevola up against the cage in a clinch.
Ragnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch. Ragnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Scevola's head. Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson presses Scevola against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Scevola prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Scevola backwards. Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Scevola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A head punch on the inside from Scevola fails to land. A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson lands with a left to the head. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Scevola has a couple of punches blocked by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T1# Ragnarsson is pushing Scevola up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. A short uppercut from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scevola backwards. Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch. Scevola can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses. Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Scevola prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Scevola controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Scevola blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson dodges an elbow strike from Scevola.
#T2# Scevola blocks an uppercut.
Scevola blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Scevola's head. Ragnarsson lands an uppercut. A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Scevola blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson. Scevola swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it. Ragnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside. Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scevola backwards. Ragnarsson lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Scevola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Scevola blocks an uppercut.
#T3# Scevola jumps guard but Ragnarsson stands there with Scevola around his waist. Scevola gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Scevola 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. Scevola gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Ragnarsson digs a good body shot into Scevola's ribs. A punch combination from Ragnarsson misses. Ragnarsson throws a lazy right hand but Scevola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Scevola misses with a body kick. Scevola avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Scevola changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Jab from Ragnarsson. Scevola takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Scevola pushing out the jab but it's not landing. No joy there for Scevola, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ragnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here. Ragnarsson throws a body shot but no joy. Ragnarsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scevola circles away quickly and effectively.#T4# Scevola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ragnarsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Scevola. A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target. Scevola throws a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Scevola sees it coming and checks it nicely. Ragnarsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scevola. That did some damage! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Scevola throws out a loose jab but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it. Ragnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here. Ragnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scevola moves away. Ragnarsson throws a chopping leg kick but Scevola manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Ragnarsson digs a good hook to Scevola's body.
Ragnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sloppy strikes from Ragnarsson. Those never looked like landing. Ragnarsson slips a jab and a cross from Scevola.
Ragnarsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scevola paws at him with a jab and circles away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnarsson really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R4# Scevola throws a right and a left that both miss. Ragnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scevola. Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson misses the shot to the body. As Ragnarsson backs away, Scevola returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Ragnarsson scores with a leg kick.
Scevola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson misses with a double jab.
Jab from Ragnarsson. A telegraphed right hand from Scevola misses the target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Donk. Ragnarsson catches Scevola right on the button with a cross. Scevola slips a jab from Ragnarsson. A looping hook to the body misses from Scevola. Ragnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet. Ragnarsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Scevola takes a swing at Ragnarsson's ribcage but misses. #T1# Scevola fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson is out of range. Ragnarsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Ragnarsson scores with a decent looking hook. Ragnarsson tries to clinch up. Scevola lands a right hook to the body.
Ragnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Scevola. Ragnarsson lands with a shot to the body. Good shot there by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson wants to clinch but Scevola slips to the side and Scevola counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ragnarsson thinking. Ragnarsson lands a jab to the head.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Scevola.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Scevola.
#T2# A low kick from Scevola is predictable there and Ragnarsson counters with a right hand to the body. Ragnarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. This has been an exciting period of action! Ragnarsson looks to land a left hand but Scevola moved out of range nicely. Nice defenses there by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. The fighters circling - Ragnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. It looked like Scevola wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Ragnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ragnarsson checks a leg kick. Ragnarsson swinging wildly here.
Scevola lunges at Ragnarsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ragnarsson's hand. Ragnarsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T3# Scevola misses with a leg kick. Ragnarsson lands a nice hook to Scevola's body. Scevola takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Ragnarsson scores with a nice head shot. Scevola throws a nice inside leg kick. Ragnarsson misses with a wild body shot. Scevola feinted with a counter takedown. Ragnarsson throws a solid leg kick but Scevola takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson drops his hands momentarily and Scevola takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. A good leg kick by Scevola. Scevola takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the body
#TD# and Scevola counters with a shoot takedown. Ragnarsson fights it but they end up in guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ragnarsson is pulling down on Scevola's head. It's preventing any offense from Scevola, at least for the moment. Scevola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ragnarsson swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4# Scevola trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Scevola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ragnarsson swivels though and keeps the full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ragnarsson trying to control the position here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnarsson dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! #R5# Scevola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Ragnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Scevola is just out of range. Scevola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ragnarsson dips to his left and cracks Scevola with an uppercut! Ragnarsson throws the left hand but Scevola avoids the punch easily. Ragnarsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ragnarsson throws an overhand right that lands on Scevola's shoulder, as Scevola tries to avoid the shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Scevola lands with a nice body punch. Ragnarsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scevola.
#CL2# Ragnarsson has closed the distance and engaged Scevola in a clinch.
#T1# Ragnarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land. Scevola blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Scevola controls his hands.
Scevola tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson. Scevola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scevola has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Scevola blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson. A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarsson. #T2# Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Scevola is looking for a takedown. Good body shot from Ragnarsson.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Ragnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Scevola has had enough of the clinch but Ragnarsson keeps him there for the moment. Ragnarsson lands with a right to the head. Ragnarsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Mario Scevola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Ragnarsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scevola backwards. Scevola misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch. Ragnarsson lands with a short shot to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scevola's elbow. Ragnarsson pushes Scevola against the cage. Ragnarsson is working some dirty boxing. Ragnarsson pushes off with a quick right hook! Scevola goes down! Scevola tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ragnarsson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnarsson! Bjorn Ragnarsson is the new heavyweight champion! 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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Event:
Carnage 33
Date: Mar 25, 2017 |
#R1##CL# Ragnarsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Ragnarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Bix misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bix stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head. A short right from Bix. Ragnarsson lands a right hand. Bix working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Bix working aggressively here.
Bix swings wildly with an uppercut but Ragnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it. Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Ragnarsson lands a body shot. Bix takes a shot to the head. Ragnarsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Bix looks winded! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ragnarsson lands a right hand. Ragnarsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Ragnarsson lands with a left to the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Ragnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Bix's head. #T1# A right hook to the body lands for Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside. Ragnarsson lands a big right hand that drops Bix! The killer instinct kicks in and Ragnarsson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ragnarsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnarsson! A very excited looking Bjorn Ragnarsson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Carnage 30
Date: Mar 04, 2017 |
#R1# A shot to the body from Ragnarsson misses and Myres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL# Ragnarsson moves into the clinch. Ragnarsson pushes Myres back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Myres is trying to break the clinch but Ragnarsson is controlling him. Ragnarsson lands an uppercut. A nice left hand lands by Ragnarsson.
Myres tries to circle away but Ragnarsson has him pinned against the cage. Ragnarsson lands a nice uppercut. Ragnarsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Myres. Ragnarsson lands with a left to the head. #ROC# Myres is rocked! Ragnarsson is leaning against Myres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Myres is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnarsson finish him? Myres looks winded! Ragnarsson lands a body shot. Myres seems to have recovered his senses. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Myres out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Ragnarsson! Bjorn Ragnarsson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. James Myres spoke after the fight, saying 'When you play punch face sometimes you get knocked out. Hope you liked the fight'.
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Event:
Carnage 28
Date: Feb 15, 2017 |
#R1# Ragnarsson throws an overhand right that lands on Proudfeather's shoulder, as Proudfeather tries to avoid the shot. Proudfeather uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnarsson. A quick step to the side and Proudfeather tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Ragnarsson takes a swing at Proudfeather's ribcage but misses. It appears Proudfeather was looking to counter with a kick there. Ragnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Proudfeather. Ragnarsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Ragnarsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Proudfeather cracks the inside of Ragnarsson's front leg. Proudfeather dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ragnarsson. That did some damage! Proudfeather is looking to slow Ragnarsson down with leg kicks. Ragnarsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Proudfeather counters with a slapping leg kick. A low kick from Proudfeather misses and Ragnarsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2# Ragnarsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Proudfeather throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head. #CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. A head punch blocked on the inside by Proudfeather. Proudfeather wants to break the clinch but can't.
Proudfeather misses with a short punch on the inside. Proudfeather tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1# Ragnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Proudfeather tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow. Ragnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarsson. Proudfeather working aggressively here.
Ragnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Ragnarsson lands a hook to the side of the head. Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike. Ragnarsson misses with the head strike.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Proudfeather misses with a hook to the ribs.
Proudfeather doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Proudfeather swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Proudfeather misses with some punches.
Proudfeather misses with a short punch on the inside. Proudfeather lands a body punch. Proudfeather struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnarsson controls his hands.
Proudfeather misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ragnarsson.
Proudfeather 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. Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike. This has been an exciting period of action! Proudfeather can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
#T2# Proudfeather tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Proudfeather controls his hands.
Proudfeather working aggressively here.
Proudfeather's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A short right from Ragnarsson on the inside. Ragnarsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Proudfeather backwards. Proudfeather fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Proudfeather gets through Ragnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ragnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ragnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Proudfeather backwards. Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ragnarsson lands a body shot. Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC2# Proudfeather is rocked! Ragnarsson pushes Proudfeather against the cage. Ragnarsson is working some dirty boxing. Ragnarsson pushes off with a quick right hook! Proudfeather goes down! Proudfeather tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ragnarsson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnarsson! Bjorn Ragnarsson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. The defeated Leonard Proudfeather had this to say: '*leonard turns silently to the camera as a single tear rolls down his cheek*'.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 634 Round 4
Date: Jun 08, 2016 |
#R1# Ragnarsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CUT# It looks like Fabio Wibowo has been cut. Wibowo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ragnarsson's waist but Ragnarsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wibowo off to one side. Wibowo shoots and misses and Ragnarsson counters with a nice uppercut. Ragnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Wibowo. Wibowo with a poor takedown #KD# and Ragnarsson counters with a nice right hand that sends Wibowo toppling to the canvas! Wibowo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ragnarsson finish him?! Bjorn Ragnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Wibowo. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2# Wibowo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ragnarsson's guard. Ragnarsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wibowo. Wibowo tries to free his leg and advance position but Ragnarsson is retaining full guard. Wibowo throwing strikes but missing. Wibowo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Wibowo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Wibowo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ragnarsson controls Wibowo momentarily but Wibowo frees himself. Ragnarsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1# Wibowo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Wibowo showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Wibowo with a poor takedown and Ragnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD2# Wibowo feints and as Ragnarsson raises his hands in defense, Wibowo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Wibowo looks winded! Wibowo trying to control but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom. Ragnarsson is trying to control the position but Wibowo postures up. Wibowo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#SUB2# Wibowo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T2# Wibowo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Ragnarsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wibowo on the ground. Wibowo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Wibowo forces his way into half guard. Wibowo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Wibowo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Wibowo wants to pass the guard but Ragnarsson is defending well. Ragnarsson trying to control here.
#T3# Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wibowo in particular looking to stall. Wibowo works his way into full mount! Ragnarsson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ragnarsson tries to get out of the position. Wibowo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wibowo lands a big shot there that rocks Ragnarsson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wibowo looking to control but Ragnarsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Wibowo with a couple of short strikes.#T4# Ragnarsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Wibowo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ragnarsson is looking to escape. Ragnarsson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ragnarsson is bucking up trying to escape but Wibowo cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Wibowo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ragnarsson?
Wibowo working Ragnarsson over with strikes here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fabio Wibowo will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Fabio Wibowo's cut. That's time! Back to the action! #R2# Wibowo doesn't succeed with the takedown#KD# and Ragnarsson counters with a crisp one two that drops Wibowo! Ragnarsson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wibowo to his feet! Wibowo is in big trouble! Wibowo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ragnarsson defends well and Wibowo ends up having to push Ragnarsson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. An attempted straight right counter from Ragnarsson misses the target. Ragnarsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Ragnarsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Bjorn Ragnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.#KD# Ragnarsson lands a big uppercut and Wibowo crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wibowo looks OK. Ragnarsson waves Wibowo back to his feet!#ROC# Wibowo is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ragnarsson swings for the body but Wibowo moves out of range.
Ragnarsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wibowo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Wibowo walks straight into a right hand from Ragnarsson - that's dropped him! Ragnarsson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Wibowo from any more punishment! Wibowo complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bjorn Ragnarsson!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 634 Round 3
Date: Jun 07, 2016 |
#R1# Horrible takedown attempt by Chung or perhaps it was just good defense by Ragnarsson, which made it look bad. Horrible takedown attempt by Chung or perhaps it was just good defense by Ragnarsson, which made it look bad. #KD# Ragnarsson drops Chung with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Chung looks back up at him and smiles so Ragnarsson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
#ROC# Chung is rocked!#CUT# It looks like Wang Chung has been cut. Ragnarsson knocks out Chung with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Ragnarsson before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Ragnarsson picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Ragnarsson!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 634 Round 2
Date: Jun 06, 2016 |
#R1# Mountain connects with a body shot that sends Ragnarsson's belly button to the back. Ragnarsson wants to clinch and Ragnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ragnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss! Ragnarsson wants to clinch but Mountain slips to the side and Mountain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT# It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. Good standup being displayed there by Mountain as he connects with a hook. Ragnarsson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Ragnarsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Ragnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2# Ragnarsson has Mountain up against the cage in a clinch.
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 being controlled against the cage. Mountain stalling in the clinch but Ragnarsson improves position. Mountain digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T1# Mountain lands on the inside with an uppercut. Mountain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Mountain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Mountain prevents a body shot from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mountain's elbow. Mountain is working Ragnarsson over against the cage. Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mountain lands on the inside with an uppercut. #CUT# That has opened up Bjorn Ragnarsson's cut even more. Mountain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Still in the clinch, Ragnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut. Mountain scores with a hook to the body. Mountain lands with a left to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
#T2# Mountain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A body shot lands from Ragnarsson.
This has been an exciting period of action! A head punch blocked on the inside by Mountain. Mountain blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Mountain controls his hands.
Mountain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson scores with a hook to the body. Ragnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch. Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses. Nice body punch from Ragnarsson. Mountain is breathing heavily. Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Mountain.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mountain. #T3# Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mountain tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Mountain blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Mountain backwards. #CUT2# It looks like The Mountain has been cut. Ragnarsson blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson tries to work over Mountain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it. Mountain misses with a punch to the body.
Mountain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A head punch on the inside from Ragnarsson fails to land. Ragnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mountain. #T4# Ragnarsson has Mountain pushed against the cage. Ragnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Mountain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Mountain. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ragnarsson. Ragnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Ragnarsson scores with a shoulder strike. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ragnarsson cracks Mountain with a nice body shot. Ragnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mountain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mountain misses with some punches.
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 The Mountain will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! #R2# Nice defenses there by Mountain.#CL2# Mountain tries to keep at a distance but Ragnarsson has taken the fight into the clinch. Bjorn Ragnarsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Mountain misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson is leaning against Mountain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Ragnarsson misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#ROC2# Mountain is rocked! Ragnarsson lands a big right hand that drops Mountain! The killer instinct kicks in and Ragnarsson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ragnarsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnarsson!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 634 Round 1
Date: Jun 05, 2016 |
#R1# Ragnarsson misses with a body shot.
Bambino shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ragnarsson as he avoids it easily. Bambino with a lazy takedown attempt and Ragnarsson counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2# It looks like Bernardo Bambino has been cut. Ragnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bambino sees it coming and avoids it easily. Bambino tries to counter with a takedown but Ragnarsson is quick to defend against it. Bambino takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Ragnarsson scores with a hook to the body. Bambino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #KD2# Ragnarsson cracks Bambino with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ragnarsson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bambino to stand back up!#ROC2# Bambino is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ragnarsson slips a jab from Bambino. Ragnarsson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Bambino! Ragnarsson dives in looking to finish! Bambino is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ragnarsson!
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