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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moises Pope (ranked 25186 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjornmodr Ragnarsson (ranked 6115 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moises Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjornmodr Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ragnarsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pope is trying to maintain the position but Ragnarsson is very close to passing his half guard.
Ragnarsson controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson is working for a kimura here but Pope manages to reverse the position and he's now in Ragnarsson's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ragnarsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pope is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pope trying to control but Ragnarsson is working from the bottom.
Ragnarsson seems keen to control Pope's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope gets to his feet - Ragnarsson follows without any prompting.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pope is defended easily by Ragnarsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ragnarsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Pope, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ragnarsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Pope. Pope gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moises Pope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
Pope fails to land the takedown.
Ragnarsson pushes Pope up against the cage in a clinch.
Ragnarsson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pope regains guard immediately.
Ragnarsson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope trying to keep a closed guard but Ragnarsson is proving a slippery customer.
Ragnarsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pope manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ragnarsson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ragnarsson trying to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ragnarsson holds on and takes a little breather.
Pope trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnarsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ragnarsson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pope has passed into half guard!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ragnarsson trying to get back to full guard but Pope takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bjornmodr Ragnarsson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pope darts in looking for a takedown but Ragnarsson gets double underhooks and turns Pope into the cage.
Pope shoots for a takedown but Ragnarsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pope has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ragnarsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Pope's head.
Pope shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ragnarsson as he avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson unleashes a big counter combination but Pope bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moises Pope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnarsson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pope quickly recovers to half guard.
Ragnarsson wants to advance to full mount but Pope doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Pope controls Ragnarsson momentarily but Ragnarsson frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moises Pope overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ragnarsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson is looking to stand up but Pope won't let him.
Ragnarsson prevents Pope from getting back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ragnarsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ragnarsson wants to stand but Pope is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ragnarsson connects with the punch.
Bjornmodr Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Ragnarsson as Pope shoots in.
Ragnarsson throws a counter combo.
Pope fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ragnarsson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ragnarsson lands in his opponent's guard.
Pope is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pope can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ragnarsson controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ragnarsson is stalling in the full guard.
Pope wants to stand and escape but Ragnarsson is having none of it.
Pope wants to sweep here but Ragnarsson controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pope shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ragnarsson as he avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson gets the takedown into side control.
Pope struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Ragnarsson stalls from top position.
Ragnarsson tries to stand but Pope controls the position and pulls Ragnarsson into his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ragnarsson stopping the sweep attempt from Pope.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjornmodr Ragnarsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ragnarsson leaves Pope with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ragnarsson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pope is trying to defend but Ragnarsson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ragnarsson is looking to stall here but Pope recovers full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pope keeping full guard, as Ragnarsson tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson throws a strike but Pope rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ragnarsson wants to hit a switch here but Pope passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ragnarsson there!
Pope wants to control the pace but Ragnarsson is squirming around nicely.
Pope landing strikes from the mount and Ragnarsson is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson can't escape the position.
Ragnarsson is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Pope has taken his back!
A lull in the action here.
Pope cracks Ragnarsson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Ragnarsson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope controls the action.
Ragnarsson is trying to get back to his feet but Pope has full control of the position and if anything, Ragnarsson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ragnarsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
You can see the frustration on Ragnarsson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pope slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Ragnarsson is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ragnarsson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pope.
Pope has the hooks in. Ragnarsson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ragnarsson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pope really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Ragnarsson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moises Pope showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ragnarsson 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bjornmodr Ragnarsson!
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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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