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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 37
Date: May 22, 2016 |
#R1#
Ragnarsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barnes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#TD#
Barnes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ragnarsson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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.#SUB2#
Barnes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ragnarsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ragnarsson trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Ragnarsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Barnes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2#
Barnes working for a triangle but Ragnarsson defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Barnes working for a triangle but Ragnarsson defends it easily.
Barnes looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnes, not yet. #T1#
Ragnarsson scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Barnes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ragnarsson defends well.
Ragnarsson distracts Barnes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ragnarsson is one step ahead there.
Ragnarsson landing with the ground and pound.
Ragnarsson trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Ragnarsson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Barnes tries to bench press Ragnarsson off him but Ragnarsson keeps the position.
Ragnarsson is looking to take a break and control but Barnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T2#
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ragnarsson scores with punches from side control.
Barnes is trying to improve his position.
Barnes looks winded!
Barnes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ragnarsson connects with a decent elbow.
Ragnarsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
Ragnarsson working the ground and pound.
Barnes is looking to reverse the position.
Barnes keeps trying to improve his position.
Barnes takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ragnarsson working the ground and pound.
Ragnarsson scores with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnarsson landing strikes. #T3#
Barnes tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ragnarsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barnes is not content to let Ragnarsson control the position. #SUB#
Ragnarsson tries for a kimura but Barnes is defending well.
Ragnarsson trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ragnarsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ragnarsson winds up and cracks Barnes with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Barnes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ragnarsson lands a couple of digs.
Ragnarsson distracts Barnes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB2#
Barnes has an active guard here but Ragnarsson has managed to pass into half guard.
Ragnarsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB2#
Barnes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ragnarsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ragnarsson is keen to just control but Barnes is a slippery customer.
Ragnarsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ragnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Ragnarsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB#
Ragnarsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ragnarsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Ragnarsson dominated that round.
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.
#R2##TD#
Ragnarsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ragnarsson trying to control from half guard but Barnes is working away. #SUB2#
Barnes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ragnarsson pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Barnes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Barnes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ragnarsson trying to control from half guard but Barnes is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ragnarsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ragnarsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
Barnes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ragnarsson pulls his head out easily. #T1#
Ground and pound from Ragnarsson.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Ragnarsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ragnarsson is nestled in close to Barnes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barnes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ragnarsson working some strikes from top position.#SUB2#
Barnes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ragnarsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ragnarsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ragnarsson wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Ragnarsson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Barnes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ragnarsson defends it easily.
Ragnarsson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ragnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Ragnarsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Barnes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ragnarsson postures up and lands a big shot to Barnes's brow. #SUB2#
Barnes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ragnarsson defends well.
Ragnarsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ragnarsson stands up over Barnes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ragnarsson passes into half guard.
Ragnarsson trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ragnarsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes is refusing to be controlled, as Ragnarsson sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Barnes actively working from the bottom here.#T3#
Ragnarsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ragnarsson connects with a nice short shot to Barnes's temple.
Ragnarsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barnes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ragnarsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ragnarsson working Barnes over with strikes.
Ragnarsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Magnus Ragnarsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ragnarsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Barnes tries to roll over but Ragnarsson keeps him under control.
Barnes is not content to let Ragnarsson control the position.
Ragnarsson trying to control the pace.
Ragnarsson working Barnes over with strikes. #T4#
Ragnarsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB2#
Barnes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ragnarsson is trying to control. Barnes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ragnarsson slips a nice elbow through Barnes's hands, connecting with Barnes's forehead.#SUB2#
Barnes actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Barnes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ragnarsson slows the pace down in half guard.
Barnes is staying active underneath Ragnarsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnarsson working over Barnes with some ground and pound. Barnes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ragnarsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ragnarsson wants to free his trapped foot but Barnes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Ragnarsson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ragnarsson throws a low kick, looking for Barnes's leg but Barnes calmly moves out of range.
Barnes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ragnarsson shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick.#TD#
Ragnarsson gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Barnes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ragnarsson pulls his head out easily.
Ragnarsson is trying to control. Barnes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ragnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Barnes's head. #SUB2#
Barnes looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Ragnarsson pushes past his half guard into mount!
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ragnarsson landing shots from mount. #T1#
Barnes tries to reverse the position but Ragnarsson maintains control.
Ragnarsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ragnarsson lands with some strikes.
Ragnarsson with a couple of short strikes.
Barnes is in a horrible position here. Ragnarsson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ragnarsson lands a heavy elbow.
Barnes regains half guard.
Ragnarsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnes keeps working.
Barnes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ragnarsson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Barnes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ragnarsson pulls his head out easily.
Ragnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnes can do to turn this around?
Ragnarsson working the head and body with strikes. #T2#
Ragnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes taking some punishment here, with Ragnarsson in his half guard.
Ragnarsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB2#
Barnes looking for submissions off his back.
Ragnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Ragnarsson is pressing down on Barnes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barnes is holding on for now. #SUB2#
Barnes actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnarsson is keen to just control but Barnes is a slippery customer.
Ragnarsson working Barnes over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson lands strikes from half guard.
Barnes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ragnarsson scores with a couple of nice shots.#T3#
Ragnarsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ragnarsson working over Barnes with some ground and pound. Barnes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barnes is refusing to be controlled, as Ragnarsson sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Barnes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ragnarsson working Barnes over with strikes. #SUB#
Ragnarsson is looking for a kimura but Barnes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ragnarsson to get the leverage.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Ragnarsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ragnarsson wants to free his trapped foot but Barnes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard.
Ragnarsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ragnarsson trying to control from half guard but Barnes is working away.
Ragnarsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T4#
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Ragnarsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ragnarsson connects with a nice short shot to Barnes's temple.
Ragnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Ragnarsson lands strikes from half guard.
Ragnarsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
Barnes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ragnarsson pulls his head out easily.
Ragnarsson drops an elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Ragnarsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB2#
Barnes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ragnarsson pulls his head out easily.
Ragnarsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ragnarsson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barnes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tyrone Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnarsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Ragnarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ragnarsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Ragnarsson!
Tyrone Barnes spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better fighter tonight. But I did not have the full desirable fight camp and I want a rematch!'.
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