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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Pierre (ranked 5042 p4p, 24344 weight class) and Odin Ragnarson (ranked 424 p4p, 534 weight class). Edwin Pierre has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edwin Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Odin Ragnarson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre clinches up with Ragnarson and pushes him back against the cage.
Ragnarson is trying to break the clinch but Pierre is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Pierre.
Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Ragnarson blocks with his arms.
Pierre landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Ragnarson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ragnarson pulls guard effortlessly.
Pierre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ragnarson is keeping the position for now.
Pierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pierre's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ragnarson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ragnarson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pierre defends it easily.
Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ragnarson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ragnarson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pierre is one step ahead there.
Pierre's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pierre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ragnarson holds on and takes a little breather.
Pierre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pierre wants to pass the guard but Ragnarson is keeping the position.
Pierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ragnarson controls Pierre momentarily but Pierre frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson looking for a guillotine here but Pierre defends easily.
Pierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pierre has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pierre looking to pass the guard.
Ragnarson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ragnarson controls Pierre momentarily but Pierre frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pierre has closed the distance and engaged Ragnarson in a clinch.
Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ragnarson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pierre tries a knee to the head but Ragnarson blocks it.
Pierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ragnarson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edwin Pierre will probably get the nod.
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.
Pierre avoids the head kick by Ragnarson.
Ragnarson throws a body kick that misses.
Pierre closes the distance and clinches.
Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Pierre landing knees to the head.
Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ragnarson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ragnarson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pierre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ragnarson blocks it with crossed arms.
Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Pierre connects with a knee to the head.
Pierre tries a knee to the head but Ragnarson blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pierre lands with a light punch inside.
Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pierre prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson is trying to pull guard but Pierre has him pressed against the cage.
Edwin Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odin Ragnarson.
Ragnarson is trying to break free.
Ragnarson is trying to pull guard but Pierre turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pierre gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pierre postures up.
Pierre 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.
Pierre trying to move into half guard but instead Ragnarson has managed to sweep!
Ragnarson stands and throws Pierre's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ragnarson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pierre keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ragnarson tries for a kimura but Pierre is defending well.
Pierre throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pierre tries to avoid it but Ragnarson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pierre to the ground. Pierre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pierre moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Pierre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pierre with a knee to the head.
Pierre scores with a knee to the head.
Pierre with a knee to the head.
Ragnarson taking a breather.
Pierre with a knee to the head.
Edwin Pierre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pierre goes for a takedown attempt but Ragnarson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ragnarson instigates a clinch.
Pierre scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pierre misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre prevents the takedown attempt.
Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Ragnarson has had enough of the clinch but Pierre keeps him there for the moment.
Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Ragnarson is blocking nicely.
Pierre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ragnarson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ragnarson closes the distance and pushes Pierre back into the cage.
Pierre misses with a knee to the head.
Ragnarson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pierre smiles and moves away.
Pierre drives through and clinches with Ragnarson against the cage.
Ragnarson tries to pull guard but Pierre forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pierre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ragnarson.
Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edwin Pierre dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pierre closes the distance and pushes Ragnarson back into the cage.
Ragnarson jumps guard but Pierre stands there with Ragnarson around his waist. Ragnarson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pierre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ragnarson blocks it with crossed arms.
Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ragnarson pulls guard successfully.
Pierre stays in close to Ragnarson's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnarson is looking to stand up but Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pierre content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson working a defensive guard here.
Ragnarson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pierre's guard.
Ragnarson postures up in Pierre's guard and throws a big left but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Ragnarson from controlling successfully.
Pierre is looking to stand back up but Ragnarson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Pierre.
Ragnarson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pierre keeps working.
Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ragnarson on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pierre lands an elbow just above Ragnarson 's eye.
Pierre has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ragnarson is trying to keep an underhook but Pierre manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ragnarson for as long as he can get away with.
Ragnarson is looking for a sweep. Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ragnarson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pierre pulls his head out easily.
Pierre controlling the action here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Pierre.
That's four 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.
Ragnarson trying to control but Pierre postures up.
Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnarson can do to turn this around?
Pierre slows the pace down in half guard.
Ragnarson tries to roll over but Pierre keeps him under control.
Ragnarson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ragnarson.
Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnarson pulls Pierre in to control the position.
Odin Ragnarson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edwin Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pierre 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edwin Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pierre, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edwin Pierre!
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