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Event:
BANDAI 10: Magic
Date: Sep 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Bjarnasson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#CL2#
Van takes the fight into the clinch.
Van working some nice short punches in the clinch.#TD#
Bjarnasson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Van looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Van actively working from the bottom here.
Bjarnasson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van on the ground.#SUB2#
Van has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Bjarnasson. Oh but Van has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Bjarnasson goes limp - he's gone! Van jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Candy Van!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 859 Round 3
Date: Aug 02, 2018 |
#R1#
Forget misses with a wild body shot.
Forget tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bjarnasson was well out of range. Poor timing from Forget.
Forget showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bjarnasson.
Bjarnasson throws out a leg kick but Forget moves out of range and Bjarnasson only half commits.
Bjarnasson throws a combination that misses
and Forget counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Forget.
Bjarnasson slips a jab from Forget.
Bjarnasson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Forget misses.
Forget pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bjarnasson.
Bjarnasson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Forget circles away quickly and effectively.
Forget jabs Bjarnasson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Forget.
Bjarnasson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Forget misses with a wild body shot.
Forget throws an overhand right that lands on Bjarnasson's shoulder, as Bjarnasson tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Bjarnasson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bjarnasson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Forget moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjarnasson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Forget counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Forget misses the jab.
Forget connects with a looping right hand.
#T1#
Forget dodges the punch combination from Bjarnasson.
Forget waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bjarnasson.
Forget throws a hook to the side of Bjarnasson's head but Bjarnasson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bjarnasson misses with a few strikes there.
Bjarnasson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Forget looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bjarnasson misses with a few strikes there.
Bjarnasson ducks under a wild hook from Forget.
The crowd cheers as Forget lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bjarnasson doesn't seem phased though.
Forget scores with a sloppy right hand. Bjarnasson should have avoided that one.
Forget missing with a left hand there. Bjarnasson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forget lands a nice shot that snaps Bjarnasson's head back.
Ragnar Bjarnasson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjarnasson throws a combination. Forget tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjarnasson throws a combination that misses
and Forget makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bjarnasson blocks a jab.
Bjarnasson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Forget moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Forget throws the left hand but Bjarnasson avoids the punch easily.
Bjarnasson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Forget connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bjarnasson scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Bjarnasson. Those never looked like landing. #T2#
Forget bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#ROC2#
Bjarnasson is rocked!
Forget is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bjarnasson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Forget scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Bjarnasson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bjarnasson is breathing heavily.
Bjarnasson tries to clinch but Forget is having none of it.
Forget is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bjarnasson throws a jab but it's blocked by Forget.
Forget cracks a nice hook into Bjarnasson's ribs.
Forget lands with a nice body punch.
BOOM! Forget lands a beautiful left hook that drops Bjarnasson. Bjarnasson tries to recover but Forget is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Bjarnasson lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dont Forget!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 859 Round 2
Date: Aug 01, 2018 |
#R1#
Marinho misses with a few strikes there.
Bjarnasson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marinho wants to clinch up but Bjarnasson keeps it at a distance.
Bjarnasson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bjarnasson works over Marinho's head and body with a nice combination.
Marinho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bjarnasson.
Ragnar Bjarnasson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjarnasson throws a right hand that Marinho ducks under and follows up with a left that Marinho also avoids with ease.#CL#
Bjarnasson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Marinho breaks from the clinch.
#CL2#
Marinho moves into the clinch.
Marinho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bjarnasson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bjarnasson is trying to break the clinch but Marinho is controlling him.
Marinho misses with a knee strike.
#BC2#
Marinho breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Bjarnasson misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marinho tries a head kick but it misses.
#T1#
Marinho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bjarnasson.
Bjarnasson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#CL#
Bjarnasson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marinho prevents Bjarnasson from breaking the clinch.
Bjarnasson fails to pull guard.
Marinho is pressed up against the cage. Bjarnasson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marinho down to the mat. Marinho avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bjarnasson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marinho counters with an outside leg kick.
Bjarnasson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Bjarnasson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marinho throws out a loose jab but Bjarnasson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marinho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No joy there for Bjarnasson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bjarnasson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marinho avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T2##CL2#
Marinho clinches up with Bjarnasson and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjarnasson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bjarnasson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bjarnasson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marinho walks away with a smile on his face. Bjarnasson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bjarnasson tries to bum rush Marinho with a series of wild strikes but Marinho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Bjarnasson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Bjarnasson.
#CL2#
Marinho forces Bjarnasson back against the cage and clinches.
Bjarnasson is trying to break the clinch but Marinho has him pressed against the cage.
Bjarnasson tries to break the clinch but Marinho is controlling the position.
Bjarnasson lands a shot to the body.#T3#
Bjarnasson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#TD2#
Marinho drags the fight down to the ground.
#ES2#
Marinho pushes Bjarnasson off and gets back to his feet.
Bjarnasson misses with the combination.
Marinho is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Marinho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bjarnasson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bjarnasson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bjarnasson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bjarnasson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marinho.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjarnasson throws a series of strikes that have Marinho backpedaling.
Bjarnasson stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from Bjarnasson misses.
A combination from Bjarnasson does no damage. #T4#
Marinho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marinho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bjarnasson moves forwards but Marinho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bjarnasson scores with a one two! Marinho had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bjarnasson throws a one two combo.
Marinho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjarnasson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marinho fails with the takedown.
Bjarnasson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjarnasson swinging wildly here.
#TD#
Bjarnasson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Bjarnasson dominated that round.
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#
Marinho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marinho slips a jab and a cross from Bjarnasson.
Marinho wants to counter with a clinch but Bjarnasson pushes him away.
Bjarnasson misses with a head kick.
Marinho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bjarnasson throws a nice looking combination but Marinho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bjarnasson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMarinho.
Marinho looks to land a combination but Bjarnasson avoids it well.
Bjarnasson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A jab from Marinho misses.
Sloppy strikes from Bjarnasson. Those never looked like landing.
Marinho feints the counter takedown.#TD2#
Marinho changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bjarnasson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#ES#
Bjarnasson sneaks out the side door and pushes Marinho away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Bjarnasson does no damage.
Bjarnasson fails to land with a series of punches.
Marinho throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bjarnasson's head.
Marinho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bjarnasson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bjarnasson looks to land a combination. Marinho sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#T1#
Bjarnasson ducks under a wild hook from Marinho.
Bjarnasson blocks a jab.
Bjarnasson throws a big counter combination but Marinho scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Marinho misses with a leg kick. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Marinho. #ES#
Bjarnasson throws Marinho to one side and escapes!
Marinho is breathing heavily.
Marinho is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bjarnasson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bjarnasson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marinho.#TD2#
Marinho dives in and scores a takedown into Bjarnasson's guard.
Bjarnasson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marinho can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marinho trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjarnasson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bjarnasson is looking to stand up but Marinho isn't so interested in that idea. #T2##ES#
Bjarnasson has his feet on Marinho's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bjarnasson throws a series of strikes that have Marinho backpedaling.
Bjarnasson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Marinho looks to land a combination but Bjarnasson avoids it well. #TD#
Bjarnasson feints and as Marinho raises his hands in defense, Bjarnasson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bjarnasson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T3#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marinho is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Marinho stops Bjarnasson from standing up.
Bjarnasson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bjarnasson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bjarnasson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bjarnasson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #ES#
Bjarnasson kicks Marinho off and gets to his feet.
Bjarnasson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Marinho on the side of the head.
Ragnar Bjarnasson is winning the standup battle so far.
Bjarnasson throws a series of punches but Marinho avoids them all with ease.
Bjarnasson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marinho eats them both and turns towards Bjarnasson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CL#
Bjarnasson moves into range and clinches up with Marinho.
Bjarnasson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Bjarnasson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Bjarnasson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marinho lands a head kick!
Bjarnasson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bjarnasson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marinho tries to counter by closing the distance.
Marinho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bjarnasson.
Bjarnasson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Marinho lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bjarnasson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjarnasson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marinho sprawls well. Marinho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bjarnasson gets slowly back to his feet.
Marinho tries to clinch up but Bjarnasson circles away and keeps his distance.
Bjarnasson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marinho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bjarnasson circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Bjarnasson misses. #T1#
Bjarnasson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bjarnasson misses with a double jab.
Marinho just misses with a punch to the body.
Bjarnasson looks for a takedown but Marinho sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marinho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bjarnasson but Bjarnasson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bjarnasson throws a series of punches but Marinho moves out of range.
Marinho circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Bjarnasson does no damage.
Marinho steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bjarnasson.
Bjarnasson slips a jab from Marinho.
Bjarnasson tries to bum rush Marinho with a series of wild strikes but Marinho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bjarnasson tries to bum rush Marinho with a series of wild strikes but Marinho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marinho wants to counter with a clinch but Bjarnasson pushes him away.
Ragnar Bjarnasson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Some wild striking there from Bjarnasson.
Marinho raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bjarnasson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marinho throws a counter combo.
Marinho fails with a takedown attempt.
Ragnar Bjarnasson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bjarnasson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bjarnasson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marinho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bjarnasson doesn't manage to clinch there - Marinho circles away.
A left and a right from Bjarnasson both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marinho moves in looking to clinch but Bjarnasson pushes him off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marinho. Bjarnasson shrugs it off though. #T3#
Bjarnasson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Bjarnasson backs off Marinho throws a huge counter combo but Bjarnasson manages to avoid it all.
Marinho throws a head kick that misses.
Bjarnasson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marinho dives in and grabs Bjarnasson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bjarnasson pushes down on Marinho's head and hops out.
Ragnar Bjarnasson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Marinho.
Bjarnasson misses with a two punch combination.
Marinho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bjarnasson is defended easily by Marinho.
Marinho slips a jab and a cross from Bjarnasson.
No joy there for Bjarnasson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marinho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL#
Bjarnasson closes the distance and clinches.#T4##TD#
Bjarnasson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bjarnasson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SU2#
Marinho decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bjarnasson, up you get!
Good shot there by Marinho.
Bjarnasson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marinho on the side of the head.
Bjarnasson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marinho.
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!
Bjarnasson tries to bum rush Marinho with a series of wild strikes but Marinho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marinho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walter Marinho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjarnasson feints a jab promting Marinho to slip. Bjarnasson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marinho slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bjarnasson misses with a series of wild punches.
Marinho throws a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Bjarnasson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bjarnasson 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight for Ragnar Bjarnasson!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Ragnar Bjarnasson!
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Ragnar Bjarnasson!
Ragnar Bjarnasson wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 859 Round 1
Date: Jul 31, 2018 |
#R1#
Bjarnasson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Freeman misses with the combination.
Freeman tries for a takedown but Bjarnasson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Freeman blocks a leg kick.
Freeman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Bjarnasson.
Freeman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Freeman looks to land a combination but Bjarnasson avoids it well.
Bjarnasson misses with a two punch combination.
Freeman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Freeman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freeman tries to clinch up but Bjarnasson circles away and keeps his distance.
Freeman fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Bjarnasson counters by moving into the clinch.
Bjarnasson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Freeman is defending well.
Bjarnasson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Freeman has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Bjarnasson manages to break the clinch.
#T1#
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bjarnasson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Freeman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bjarnasson misses with a combination
and Freeman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bjarnasson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Freeman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bjarnasson looks to land a combination but Freeman avoids it well.
It looked like Freeman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL2#
Bjarnasson closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Freeman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bjarnasson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Freeman back to the cage. Bjarnasson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bjarnasson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjarnasson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bjarnasson works over Freeman's head and body with a nice combination.
Bjarnasson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Freeman shoots for a double leg takedown but Bjarnasson sprawls well. He's pushed Freeman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bjarnasson as he avoids it easily.
Bjarnasson lands a two punch combo.
#T2#
Bjarnasson throws a nice looking combination but Freeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Bjarnasson looks to move away, Freeman throws a big counter combo but Bjarnasson just gets out of the way.
Bjarnasson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bjarnasson throws a right and a left that Freeman avoids nicely.
Freeman is looking to clinch but Bjarnasson is avoiding it.
Bjarnasson throws a right and a left that Freeman avoids nicely.
No joy there for Bjarnasson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Freeman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bjarnasson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bjarnasson closes the distance and clinches up with Freeman, looking for a takedown. Bjarnasson pushes Freeman against the cage but Freeman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Freeman lands a really nice looking cross but Bjarnasson seems unphased.
Freeman is looking to clinch but Bjarnasson is avoiding it.
Bjarnasson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bjarnasson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Bjarnasson looks to move away, Freeman throws a big counter combo but Bjarnasson just gets out of the way.#CL#
Freeman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bjarnasson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Freeman breaks from the clinch.
Freeman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bjarnasson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Freeman somewhat.#T3#
Freeman tries to clinch but Bjarnasson is having none of it. #TD#
Freeman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bjarnasson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #SU#
Freeman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Freeman.
Bjarnasson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Freeman fails to land the takedown.
Bjarnasson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bjarnasson throws a combination. Freeman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bjarnasson, as that shot connected.
#T4#
Freeman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bjarnasson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Freeman.
Bjarnasson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Freeman.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
Bjarnasson scores with a one two! Freeman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bjarnasson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bjarnasson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bjarnasson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Freeman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ragnar Bjarnasson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bjarnasson throws a body kick that misses
and Freeman counters with a one-two to the body.
Bjarnasson connects with a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Freeman or perhaps it was just good defense by Bjarnasson, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Bjarnasson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Danga de danga de dang - Bjarnasson scores with a four punch combination!
Ragnar Bjarnasson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Freeman is defended easily by Bjarnasson.
Bjarnasson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bjarnasson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bjarnasson cracks Freeman with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bjarnasson.
Bjarnasson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Freeman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bjarnasson tries to throw a body punch but Freeman avoids it by throwing Bjarnasson back against the cage. #T1##BC2#
Bjarnasson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bjarnasson tries to bum rush Freeman with a series of wild strikes but Freeman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Bjarnasson has closed the distance and engaged Freeman in a clinch.
#BC2#
Bjarnasson manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Bjarnasson. Those never looked like landing.
Bjarnasson misses with a double jab.
Freeman is looking to clinch but Bjarnasson is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Freeman.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bjarnasson swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bjarnasson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Freeman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
#TD2#
Bjarnasson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#ES#
Freeman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Freeman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bjarnasson back to the cage. Freeman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Freeman shoots for a double leg takedown but Bjarnasson sprawls well. He's pushed Freeman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bjarnasson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Bjarnasson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Danga de danga de dang - Bjarnasson scores with a four punch combination!
Bjarnasson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bjarnasson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bjarnasson swinging wildly here.
Frank Freeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bjarnasson throws a combination. Freeman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Freeman misses with an uppercut. Bjarnasson saw that one coming.
Bjarnasson unleashes a big counter combination but Freeman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bjarnasson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Freeman backs off Bjarnasson throws a huge counter combo but Freeman manages to avoid it all.
Freeman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bjarnasson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #T3#
Bjarnasson feints a jab promting Freeman to slip. Bjarnasson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Freeman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CL2#
Freeman gets tackled into the cage by Bjarnasson. Bjarnasson maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Bjarnasson gets control of Freeman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bjarnasson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SU#
Freeman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bjarnasson is breathing heavily.
Bjarnasson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Freeman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Freeman shoots in but Bjarnasson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Freeman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjarnasson misses with a two punch combination.
Bjarnasson lands with a nice combination. Freeman backs away looking to recover.
Bjarnasson lands a two punch combo.
#T4#
Freeman is looking to clinch.
Freeman shoots in but Bjarnasson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bjarnasson swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Bjarnasson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freeman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freeman misses with a head kick.
Freeman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bjarnasson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bjarnasson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Freeman shoots in for a double leg but Bjarnasson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danga de danga de dang - Bjarnasson scores with a four punch combination!
Bjarnasson avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bjarnasson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Freeman fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Bjarnasson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Freeman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Bjarnasson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Freeman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Freeman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bjarnasson. Those never looked like landing.
Bjarnasson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bjarnasson stuffs the takedown.#TD2#
Bjarnasson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Freeman keeping full guard, as Bjarnasson tries to pass.
Bjarnasson 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bjarnasson is controlling him.
Freeman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bjarnasson. #T1#
Bjarnasson is stalling in the full guard.
Bjarnasson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Freeman has Bjarnasson pulled in close to control his posture. #SUB#
Freeman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bjarnasson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bjarnasson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Freeman is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Ragnar Bjarnasson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Freeman trying to control but Bjarnasson is working from the bottom. #SU#
Freeman gets to his feet. Bjarnasson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bjarnasson throws a one two combo.
Bjarnasson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Freeman fails to land the takedown.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown but Bjarnasson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Bjarnasson stalks Freeman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Freeman's face. Freeman staggers backwards, shaken.
Bjarnasson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freeman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Freeman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Freeman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bjarnasson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bjarnasson feints a jab promting Freeman to slip. Bjarnasson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Freeman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A left and a right from Bjarnasson both land. Nice combination.
Bjarnasson feints a jab promting Freeman to slip. Bjarnasson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Freeman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Bjarnasson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Freeman to the ground. Bjarnasson is now in Freeman's guard.#ES#
Freeman kicks Bjarnasson off and gets to his feet.
Bjarnasson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bjarnasson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bjarnasson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bjarnasson just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFreeman.#T4#
Bjarnasson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Freeman goes for a double leg but Bjarnasson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bjarnasson continues to drive forward.
Bjarnasson unleashes a big counter combination but Freeman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bjarnasson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Freeman shoots in but no luck this time.
Bjarnasson misses with a series of wild punches.
Freeman throws a hook but Bjarnasson avoids it easily.#CL2#
Bjarnasson darts in and clinches Freeman up against the cage.
Bjarnasson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Freeman tries to pull guard but Bjarnasson won't allow it.
#BC#
Freeman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frank Freeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjarnasson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bjarnasson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Bjarnasson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bjarnasson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Ragnar Bjarnasson!
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Ragnar Bjarnasson!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Ragnar Bjarnasson!
Ragnar Bjarnasson wins by unanimous decision!
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