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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ragnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Cosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar comes to the cage accompanied by Shook Ones II. Cosby has chosen Hikky Burr as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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192 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Ragnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Cosby!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnar looks to land a right hand but Cosby moved out of range.
Ragnar jabs Cosby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ragnar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Ragnar's head coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cosby swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ragnar throws a series of punches but Cosby avoids them all with ease.
Ragnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cosby manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cosby misses the target.
Cosby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnar.
Ragnar lands a nice shot that snaps Cosby's head back.
Nice jab there from Ragnar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar takes a swing at Cosby's ribcage but misses.
Cosby avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ragnar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ragnar misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cosby to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cosby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ragnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ragnar pulls Cosby in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cosby scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ragnar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar is really struggling to control Cosby but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cosby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ragnar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cosby wants to control from the top but Ragnar keeps moving.
Cosby throws a big elbow that misses.
Ragnar controlling Cosby's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cosby scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ragnar keeping full guard, as Cosby tries to pass.
Ragnar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cosby trying to control but Ragnar is working from the bottom.
Cosby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ragnar misses with a low kick.
Ragnar throws out a loose jab but Cosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ragnar - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosby misses with a head kick.
Bjorn Ragnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cosby blocks a jab.
Cosby closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ragnar trying to hold on to Cosby's head to control him but Cosby postures up.
Cosby wants to free his trapped foot but Ragnar is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ragnar keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cosby is keen to just control but Ragnar is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Ragnar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cosby shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cosby connects with a body shot.
Cosby avoids the body shot from Ragnar.
Cosby with the counter takedown but Ragnar avoids it easily.
Cosby checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ragnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cosby manages to avoid it.
Cosby tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ragnar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Bill Cosby has been cut.
Ragnar looks to land a left hand but Cosby moved out of range nicely.
Cosby unleashes a big counter combination but Ragnar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bill Cosby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cosby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Ragnar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby throws a head kick that Ragnar semi-blocks.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnar has been cut.
Ragnar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cosby has time to react.
Ragnar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cosby is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby dives in for a single leg takedown but Ragnar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cosby shoots for a takedown but Ragnar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cosby dives in and grabs Ragnar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ragnar pushes down on Cosby's head and hops out.
Bjorn Ragnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Cosby.
Cosby feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cosby trying to control but Ragnar is working from the bottom.
Ragnar managing to control the position.
Ragnar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ragnar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar pulls Cosby in close to prevent any damage.
Bill Cosby has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cosby connects with a couple of short punches.
Cosby postures up.
Cosby is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ragnar is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cosby shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cosby showed some decent athleticism there.
Cosby performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ragnar is concentrating on defense, preventing Cosby from advancing position.
Cosby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ragnar's head.
Cosby winds up and cracks Ragnar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar trying to control here.
Ragnar is trying to get back to full guard.
Cosby passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ragnar just holding on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnar wants to control but Cosby is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bill Cosby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Cosby misses with a head kick.
Ragnar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice sprawl there from Ragnar as Cosby shoots in.
Ragnar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cosby wants to clinch.
Nice body kick from Ragnar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ragnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And Cosby tries to counter it with a takedown but Ragnar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ragnar misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ragnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnar is looking to score with low kicks.
Cosby feints the counter takedown.
Cosby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnar.
Cosby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cosby throws a push kick but Ragnar slaps the foot to one side.
Cosby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bjorn Ragnar is winning the standup battle so far.
Ragnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Cosby.
Ragnar misses the jab.
Ragnar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ragnar misses with a straight right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ragnar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby misses with a two punch combination.
Cosby has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cosby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnar.
Cosby misses with a kick to the body.
Cosby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cosby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnar. Ragnar obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick from Ragnar.
Cosby defending well as Ragnar loads up on a big left hand.
Cosby changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ragnar throws a shot from downtown. Cosby moves away and avoids it.
Cosby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cosby misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ragnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cosby working aggressively here.
Ragnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ragnar pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ragnar.
Ragnar lands with a left to the head.
Ragnar scores with a shoulder strike.
Cosby blocks an uppercut.
Ragnar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ragnar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cosby shoots in but no luck this time.
An attempted straight right counter from Ragnar misses the target.
Ragnar misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar misses with a head kick.
Ragnar lands with a nice body punch.
Cosby is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ragnar's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnar is looking to improve his position.
Cosby wants to control but Ragnar is keeping him busy.
Ragnar keeping control of the position.
Ragnar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Ragnar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ragnar 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Ragnar!
Our winner, Bjorn Ragnar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Bill Cosby stepped up to the mic, saying '"I'd like to thank my sponsors, "Jello Pudding Pops" and "Quaalude."'.
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