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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fidelity Castro (ranked 1515 p4p, 1249 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 228 p4p, 194 weight class). Ragnaar has chosen Mustasch - The Wave as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fidelity Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ragnaar cracks Castro with a good jab.
Ragnaar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ragnaar cracks a nice hook into Castro's ribs.
Ragnaar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Castro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castro throws a body shot but no joy.
Castro throws a looping overhand right but Ragnaar ducks down to avoid it.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Castro.
Ragnaar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Castro.
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!
Ragnaar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castro counters with a straight right hand.
Castro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch but Ragnaar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castro 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro throws the left hand but Ragnaar avoids the punch easily.
Castro looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnaar is just out of range.
Ragnaar moves out of range as Castro strikes.
No joy there for Castro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castro missing with a left hand there. Ragnaar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castro throws a right hand that misses
and Ragnaar counters with a low kick, right behind Castro 's knee.
Castro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar sizes up Castro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good work by Castro as he checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Castro misses the target.
Castro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ragnaar scores with a nice body kick.
Ragnaar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Castro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Castro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ragnaar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ragnaar ducks right into an uppercut from Castro.
Castro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws the left hand but Ragnaar avoids the punch easily.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnaar lands a jab to Castro's midsection.
Ragnaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castro was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick.
Castro misses with a body shot.
Castro throws out a loose jab but Ragnaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro just misses with a punch to the body.
Castro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Castro throws out a loose jab but Ragnaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castro wants to clinch
and Ragnaar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body kick from Ragnaar.
Castro throws a right hand that misses
and Ragnaar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ragnaar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Castro. Castro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ragnaar stuns Castro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ragnaar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castro swings widly with a right hand
and Ragnaar counters with a stiff right hand.
Ragnaar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ragnaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castro.
Ragnaar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ragnaar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Castro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ragnaar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Castro scrambles back to his feet.
Castro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Castro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnaar.
Castro throws a lazy right hand but Ragnaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castro throws the left hand but Ragnaar avoids the punch easily.
Ragnaar scores with a hook.
Ragnaar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Castro had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ragnaar gets tackled into the cage by Castro. Castro maintains the clinch.
Ragnaar lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Fidelity Castro has been cut.
Castro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castro.
Castro breaks from the clinch.
Ragnaar staying out of range there.
Castro tries to clinch up.
Ragnaar circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Castro.
Castro walks into a straight right hand from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar slips a jab from Castro.
Castro lands a nice looking body kick.
Ragnaar misses with the body kick
and Ragnaar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ragnaar misses with a looping right.
Ragnaar connects with a right hand. Castro shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Castro moves in looking to clinch but Ragnaar pushes him off.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ragnaar checks it well.
Ragnaar flicks out a counter leg kick but Castro steps away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Ragnaar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fidelity Castro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ragnaar scores with a nice body kick.
Ragnaar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ragnaar lands a jab to the head.
Castro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ragnaar to score with a decent uppercut.
Fidelity Castro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castro throws a hook but Ragnaar blocks it.
Castro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ragnaar cracks Castro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ragnaar dips to his left and cracks Castro with an uppercut!
Castro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick from Ragnaar lands but Castro takes it in his stride.
Castro is rocked!
Castro thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ragnaar! But no joy.
Castro throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castro doesn't manage to clinch there - Ragnaar circles away.
Castro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ragnaar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Ragnaar.
Castro swings widly with a right hand
and Ragnaar counters with a straight right hand.
Castro tries to clinch but Ragnaar moves away
and Ragnaar counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Castro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab by Ragnaar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Ragnaar tenderised Castro's leg. Castro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Castro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnaar drops Castro with a straight right hand, right on the button! Ragnaar follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nils Ragnaar!
After winning the bout, Nils Ragnaar 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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