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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruthless Ragnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale La Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Grande has chosen What are you waiting FOR! as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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155 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
26
143 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruthless Ragnar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dale La Grande!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Grande checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ragnar throws a leg kick that misses.
La Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnar.
Ragnar looks to score with a jab to the body but La Grande is just out of range.
La Grande closes the distance and pushes Ragnar back into the cage.
Ragnar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ruthless Ragnar has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar blocks an elbow strike from La Grande.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Grande.
La Grande throws an elbow but it misses.
Ragnar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Grande with a knee to the head.
La Grande blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Grande lands a nice elbow.
La Grande scores with a knee to the head.
La Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
La Grande with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Ragnar in his tracks for a moment.
Ragnar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ragnar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ragnar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ragnar looks to throw the jab but La Grande is out of range.
La Grande steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnar.
La Grande lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
La Grande uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnar.
Ragnar tries to work over La Grande's front leg with a kick but La Grande checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Grande tries to clinch up but Ragnar circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Grande blocks a jab.
Ragnar throws a low kick but it's checked well by La Grande.
We've been hearing reports that Ragnar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ragnar looks for a takedown but La Grande sprawls well.
La Grande is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ragnar lands a leg kick that knocks La Grande off balance momentarily.
Ragnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
La Grande fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruthless Ragnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Grande tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ragnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Grande wants to clinch up but Ragnar keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from La Grande as Ragnar shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruthless Ragnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnar throws a body punch but La Grande moves out of range.
Ragnar tries to land a leg kick but La Grande saw it coming and moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ragnar!
Ragnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ragnar throws an overhand right that lands on La Grande's shoulder, as La Grande tries to avoid the shot.
Ragnar misses the shot to the body.
Ragnar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but La Grande avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
La Grande throws a counter combo.
La Grande drives through and clinches with Ragnar against the cage.
La Grande utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ragnar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
La Grande's coach down at Bomb Squad Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on La Grande's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ragnar throws a jab when La Grande was well out of range.
La Grande lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ragnar misses with a leg kick
and La Grande counters with a three punch combo that has Ragnar backing up. Ragnar nods at La Grande to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnar throws a leg kick but La Grande moved away.
La Grande looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale La Grande dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruthless Ragnar'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.
Ragnar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ragnar throws out a loose jab but La Grande uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as La Grande checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
La Grande on the wrong end of a nice jab.
La Grande clinches up against the cage.
La Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
La Grande lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Grande pushes off an throws an elbow but Ragnar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ragnar has a couple of punches blocked by La Grande.
Ragnar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but La Grande is defending well.
La Grande connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ragnar's face.
Ragnar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnar working hard to break the clinch.
Ragnar is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Grande lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ruthless Ragnar's cut is getting worse.
La Grande prevents a body shot from Ragnar.
La Grande throws an elbow that misses.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Ragnar in his tracks for a moment.
La Grande with a knee to the head.
La Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
La Grande pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ragnar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by La Grande after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruthless Ragnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
La Grande putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ragnar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
La Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ragnar goes for a takedown attempt but La Grande pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ragnar throws a leg kick that misses.
Ragnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnar throws a leg kick but La Grande checks it.
La Grande throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dale La Grande is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ragnar looks to land a right hand but La Grande moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ragnar looking for a takedown.
La Grande unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ragnar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ragnar takes an elbow to the temple.
La Grande lands a knee to the body.
La Grande scores with a knee to the head.
La Grande lands an elbow inside that Ragnar shrugs off.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Ragnar in his tracks for a moment.
La Grande lands a nice elbow.
Ragnar is looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Grande lands an elbow inside that Ragnar shrugs off.
La Grande using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
La Grande putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ragnar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
La Grande lands a good knee to the midsection. Ragnar won't want to take too many of those.
La Grande utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from La Grande.
La Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ruthless Ragnar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Ragnar in his tracks for a moment.
La Grande connects with a knee to the head.
Dale La Grande seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ragnar tries to break the clinch but La Grande is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from La Grande.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnar is trying to force a seperation but La Grande has the dominant position.
Ragnar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from La Grande.
La Grande with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jeez, Ruthless Ragnar's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ragnar takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Grande landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
La Grande using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
La Grande landing knees to the head.
La Grande scores with a knee to the head.
La Grande scores a nice knee to the body.
La Grande connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruthless Ragnar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dale La Grande!
Dale La Grande is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Dale La Grande thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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