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Event:
ABW 96 De Lange - Galute
Date: Jan 09, 2018 |
#R1#
Ragnarsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holer wants to counter the offense by Ragnarsson and move into the clinch position.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holer unleashes a big counter combination but Ragnarsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ragnarsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Holer takes a step back to recover.
Holer is looking to clinch.
Ragnarsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ragnarsson with a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Ragnarsson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jack Holer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ragnarsson looks for the body kick but Holer saw that one coming.
Holer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ragnarsson at a distance.
Holer scores with a decent looking hook.
Holer lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT2#
It looks like Haukur Ragnarsson has been cut.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Holer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
Ragnarsson is looking to land body kicks.
Holer throws a right hand that Ragnarsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ragnarsson also avoids with ease.
Ragnarsson throws a leg kick but Holer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Holer throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnarsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Holer's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Holer misses the target. #T1#
Holer moves out of range of the body kick from Ragnarsson.
Holer throws an off balance right hand
and Ragnarsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holer's corner calls for a 1-2. Holer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ragnarsson lands with a slapping head kick.
Holer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnarsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ragnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holer was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson tries for a takedown but Holer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Holer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Holer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ragnarsson at a distance.
Holer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ragnarsson thows a body kick. Holer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Holer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holer connects with a body shot that sends Ragnarsson's belly button to the back.
Holer lands with a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson misses with a head kick.
#T2#
Holer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a lazy body kick #CL2#
and Holer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holer can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnarsson controls the action.
A short right from Holer.
Ragnarsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ragnarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holer.
Holer lands with a left to the head.
Ragnarsson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ragnarsson is looking to control Holer's arms but Holer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ragnarsson has his back to the cage.
Holer scores with a shoulder strike.
Holer misses with a body punch.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside.
Holer lands a shot to the body.
Holer scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnarsson is breathing heavily.#T3#
Ragnarsson misses with an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Holer as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Holer.
A short left from Holer.
Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Holer.
A short left from Holer.
Holer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holer lands with a light punch inside.
Holer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC2#
Ragnarsson is rocked!#CUT2#
Haukur Ragnarsson's cut is getting worse.
Holer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Ragnarsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnarsson throws an elbow but it misses.
Holer lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Holer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
A short body shot lands from Holer as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Holer.
Holer pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holer lands a big right hand that drops Ragnarsson! The killer instinct kicks in and Holer finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Holer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Holer!
Jack Holer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
ABW 86 Jones- Benavidez
Date: Dec 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice body kick there by Ragnarsson.
Jones throws a right hand that Ragnarsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Ragnarsson also avoids with ease.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ragnarsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla Iron Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ragnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ragnarsson thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ragnarsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Nice body kick there by Ragnarsson.#CL#
Ragnarsson pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Ragnarsson stalls.
Ragnarsson stalls.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ragnarsson lands a nice elbow. #T1#
Ragnarsson just leaning against Jones, taking a breather.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Ragnarsson slows down the pace here.
Ragnarsson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ragnarsson is defending well.
Ragnarsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Haukur Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
Ragnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Ragnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.#T2#
Jones 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 throws a nice head kick!
Ragnarsson lands with a nice body kick.
Ragnarsson scores with a head kick.
#ROC#
Jones is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnarsson finish him?
Ragnarsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Ragnarsson.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Haukur Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsson connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Whack! Ragnarsson lands a heavy head kick that drops Jones. The ref tackles Ragnarsson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Jones was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Haukur Ragnarsson!
Micheal Jones spoke after the fight, saying 'Damn I Know it Was A Hard Fight Fans, But I'll Win The Next One'.
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Event:
ABW 78 Rodgers - Murhaa
Date: Nov 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Ragnarsson lands a head kick. Turnbull smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Turnbull scores with a hook to the body. Ragnarsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ragnarsson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Turnbull - the referee stops the clock and Ragnarsson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Turnbull. Ragnarsson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jab by Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a nice looking combination but Ragnarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ragnarsson counters with a body kick.
Ragnarsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ragnarsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
Ragnarsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turnbull connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ragnarsson scrambles back to his feet.
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.
Turnbull takes a swing at Ragnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Turnbull scores with a jab to the head.
Turnbull avoids the head kick by Ragnarsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Ragnarsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Ragnarsson to work.
Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turnbull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Turnbull.
A short uppercut from Turnbull.
Ragnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull lands with a light punch inside. #T1#
A nice left hand lands by Turnbull.
Ragnarsson lands a damaging elbow.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike.
Turnbull tries a body shot but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Turnbull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head.
Ragnarsson misses with an elbow strike.
Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turnbull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head.
Turnbull lands a hook that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turnbull's elbow.
Turnbull lands with a light punch inside.
Ragnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Ragnarsson throws an elbow that misses.
Turnbull lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson tries to stall but Turnbull uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. #T2#
Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turnbull.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turnbull.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ragnarsson or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turnbull creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turnbull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Ragnarsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ragnarsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Turnbull is keeping busy.
Turnbull blocks a body shot from Ragnarsson.
Turnbull makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ragnarsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turnbull's brow.
Ragnarsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good body shot from Turnbull.
Ragnarsson tries to stall but Turnbull uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Turnbull cracks Ragnarsson with a nice body shot.
Ragnarsson looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T3#
Turnbull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ragnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Turnbull.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turnbull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head.
Turnbull dodges an elbow strike from Ragnarsson.
Turnbull lands a right hand.
Turnbull scores with a hook to the body.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Ragnarsson avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage.
Turnbull tries to work over Ragnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ragnarsson is pushing Turnbull up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Turnbull lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Turnbull.
Turnbull digs a right hand into Ragnarsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragnarsson's gas tank.
Ragnarsson looks winded!
Turnbull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnbull lands a shot to the body.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ragnarsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turnbull's brow. #T4#
Turnbull lands with a left to the head.
Turnbull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnarsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Turnbull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turnbull lands a right hand.
Ragnarsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Turnbull cracks Ragnarsson with a nice body shot.
Ragnarsson tries to stall but Turnbull uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ragnarsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Turnbull dodges an elbow strike from Ragnarsson.
Turnbull lands a left hand.
Turnbull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ragnarsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Turnbull blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short uppercut from Turnbull.
A body shot lands from Turnbull.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roderick Turnbull dominated that round.
That's time! Turnbull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy head kick
letting Turnbull counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Turnbull.
Turnbull connects with a leg kick. Ragnarsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Turnbull blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turnbull looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ragnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses
and Ragnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab from Turnbull.
Ragnarsson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turnbull counters with a right hand to the body.
Ragnarsson tries to land a front kick but Turnbull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Turnbull uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ragnarsson has time to react.
Ragnarsson misses with a head kick.
Turnbull fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnbull throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice uppercut lands for Turnbull. That snapped Ragnarsson's head back.
#CL#
Turnbull forces Ragnarsson back against the cage and clinches.
Turnbull is working Ragnarsson over against the cage.
Turnbull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Turnbull lands a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson is breathing heavily.#T1#
Turnbull pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turnbull makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turnbull blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Turnbull scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnarsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Turnbull is keeping busy.
Turnbull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turnbull pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Turnbull is leaning against Ragnarsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turnbull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turnbull lands with a right to the head.
Turnbull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ragnarsson takes a shot to the head.
Turnbull lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarsson throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turnbull.
A right hook to the body lands for Turnbull.
#T2#
Turnbull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Turnbull as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Turnbull.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turnbull.
Turnbull scores with a shot to the side of Ragnarsson's head. #ROC#
Ragnarsson is rocked!
Turnbull works on Ragnarsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Ragnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Turnbull finish him?
Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Turnbull on the inside.
Turnbull working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turnbull digs a right hand into Ragnarsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragnarsson's gas tank.
Turnbull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turnbull digs a right hand into Ragnarsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragnarsson's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turnbull.
Turnbull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnarsson can do to turn this around?
A hook to the body from Turnbull.
#T3#
A right handed body shot lands from Turnbull.
Still in the clinch, Turnbull scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turnbull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turnbull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ragnarsson's elbow.
Turnbull cracks Ragnarsson with a nice body shot.
Ragnarsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Turnbull digs a right hand into Ragnarsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragnarsson's gas tank.
Turnbull is working Ragnarsson over against the cage.
Turnbull throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ragnarssons head.
Turnbull lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Turnbull on the inside. #CUT#
It looks like Haukur Ragnarsson has been cut.
Turnbull pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnbull is leaning against Ragnarsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turnbull digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turnbull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turnbull.
A left hand lands to the body for Turnbull.
#T4#
Turnbull working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turnbull digs a right hand into Ragnarsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ragnarsson's gas tank.
Turnbull presses Ragnarsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turnbull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards.
Turnbull lands a left hand.
Ragnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turnbull's elbow.
Turnbull pushes Ragnarsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turnbull creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Turnbull. #KD#
Turnbull 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!
Turnbull is working Ragnarsson over against the cage.
Turnbull lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ragnarsson to his knees! Turnbull keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roderick Turnbull!
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Event:
ABW 71 Murhaa - The Crab
Date: Oct 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Ragnarsson thuds his shin into the meat of De Luca's side.
Ragnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Luca.
Ragnarsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ragnarsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ragnarsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
#CUT#
It looks like Costanzo De Luca has been cut.
Ragnarsson lands a big head kick that sends De Luca to the canvas! Ragnarsson follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haukur Ragnarsson!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Ragnarsson takes a swing at Archer's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Archer rushes Ragnarsson and presses him up against the cage.
Archer jumps guard but Ragnarsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ragnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Archer.
Archer avoids a wild elbow strike from Ragnarsson.
Archer tries to pull guard but Ragnarsson won't allow it.
Ragnarsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Archer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Archer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ragnarsson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Haukur Ragnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Archer.
Ragnarsson trying to control the position but instead, Archer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ragnarsson into the cage.
Ragnarsson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Archer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Archer avoids the head kick by Ragnarsson.
#T1#
Ragnarsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ragnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight right.
Archer avoids the body shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnarsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Archer moves out of range of the body kick.
Ragnarsson throws a half hearted mid kick.#CL2#
Archer closes the distance and pushes Ragnarsson back into the cage.
Archer blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ragnarsson throws an elbow but misses.
Ragnarsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ragnarsson stalling in the clinch but Archer improves position. #BC2#
Archer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Archer rushes Ragnarsson and presses him up against the cage.
Archer avoids a wild elbow strike from Ragnarsson.#T2#
Ragnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Archer has Ragnarsson pushed against the cage.#BC2#
Archer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson lands a head kick. Archer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Archer moves out of range easily. #KD#
Ragnarsson lands a big head kick that sends Archer tumbling to the mat! Ragnarsson takes a step backwards and waves Archer back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Archer is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Anderson Archer has been cut.#TD2#
Archer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ragnarsson sprawls well initially but Archer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Archer is still in real trouble! Can Ragnarsson finish him?
Archer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB#
Ragnarsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Archer is trying to control the action in half guard but Ragnarsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Archer seems to have recovered his senses.#SUB#
Ragnarsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Archer pulls his head out easily.
Ragnarsson wants to control but Archer is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T3#
Archer lands with a punch from half guard.
Archer controlling the pace.
Ragnarsson is looking for a sweep. Archer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ragnarsson trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB#
Ragnarsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Archer pulls his head out easily.
Archer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Archer stalling. #SUB2#
Archer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Archer is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Ragnarsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Archer pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Ragnarsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Archer is looking for a kimura but Ragnarsson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Archer to get the leverage. #SUB#
Ragnarsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Archer pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Ragnarsson actively working from the bottom here.
Archer uses his free foot to push down on Ragnarsson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ragnarsson.
Archer is looking to stand but Ragnarsson has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haukur Ragnarsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Archer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target.
Archer avoids the head kick by Ragnarsson.
Archer tries to counter with a clinch but Ragnarsson shakes him off and moves away.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick but Archer moves out of range.
Ragnarsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Archer blocks a head kick by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#TD2#
Archer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Archer is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ragnarsson!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Anderson Archer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ragnarsson tries to lock up and control but Archer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ragnarsson is desperately trying to improve his position but Archer has a good base and remains in mount.
Archer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Archer working for a guillotine from mount but Ragnarsson is in no mood to give up. #T1#
Ragnarsson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Archer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ragnarsson tries to hold on but Archer postures up.
Archer content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Archer.
Archer trying to control but Ragnarsson is having none of it.
Ragnarsson is trying desperately to improve position.#T2#
Archer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ragnarsson is desperately trying to improve his position but Archer has a good base and remains in mount.
Archer controlling the pace for now.
Ragnarsson tries to reverse the position but Archer maintains control.
Archer avoids the attempt from Ragnarsson to control.
Archer scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ragnarsson?
Ragnarsson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T3#
Ragnarsson is staying active underneath Archer, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Ragnarsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Archer pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Ragnarsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Archer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Archer seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Archer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ragnarsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Ragnarsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Archer pulls his head out easily.
Archer trying to control the action but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Ragnarsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Archer pulls his head out easily. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ragnarsson wants to improve his position but Archer is controlling well.
Archer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ragnarsson wants to control but Archer is keeping busy.
#SUB2#
Archer is looking for a kimura here.
Archer prevents Ragnarsson from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Archer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anderson Archer'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. This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Ragnarsson tries to sprawl but Archer drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Ragnarsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Ragnarsson looking for submissions off his back.
Ragnarsson trying to control here.
#SUB#
Ragnarsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Archer pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer wants to stand but Ragnarsson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Archer performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T1#
Archer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB2#
Archer seems to be working for a kimura but Ragnarsson defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Ragnarsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ragnarsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Ragnarsson trying to control but Archer postures up.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ragnarsson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Archer trying to control from half guard but Ragnarsson is working away. #SUB#
Ragnarsson actively working from the bottom here.
Archer is trying to control the action in half guard but Ragnarsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Archer works his way into side control.
Archer tries to stand but Ragnarsson is controlling his head.
Archer taking a breather here. #T3#
Ragnarsson wants to control but Archer postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ragnarsson.
Archer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnarsson.
Anderson Archer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ragnarsson misses with a body shot.
#TD2#
Archer 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.#SUB#
Ragnarsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Archer is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Ragnarsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Archer defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Archer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T4##SUB#
Ragnarsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Archer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Archer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ragnarsson is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Ragnarsson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Ragnarsson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Archer passes into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ragnarsson tries to bench press Archer off him but Archer keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Archer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Archer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Archer!
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