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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Brownie (ranked 2082 p4p, 2103 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 289 p4p, 291 weight class). Ragnaar is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mustasch - The Wave. Nils Ragnaar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shaun Brownie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brownie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a one two combo.
Brownie missing with a left hand there. Ragnaar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brownie misses with an uppercut. Ragnaar saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Brownie coming out on top.
Ragnaar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brownie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brownie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ragnaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnaar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brownie throws a looping overhand right but Ragnaar ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Ragnaar.
Brownie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ragnaar misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses.
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 needs to keep his hands up - Brownie had a free shot at his head there.
Ragnaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brownie lands with a hook. Ragnaar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar walks into a left hand.
Ragnaar with a nice calf kick.
Brownie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ragnaar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brownie scrambles back to his feet.
Brownie misses with a hook
and Ragnaar counters with a one-two to the body.
Brownie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ragnaar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brownie misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brownie. Ragnaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brownie feints and as Ragnaar raises his hands in defense, Brownie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brownie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ragnaar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brownie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ragnaar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brownie.
Ragnaar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brownie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brownie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brownie trying to control but Ragnaar is working from the bottom.
Brownie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ragnaar wants to stand and escape but Brownie is having none of it.
Brownie throwing strikes but missing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brownie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brownie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnaar.
Brownie misses with an uppercut.
Brownie blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Ragnaar.
Brownie swings for the body but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Brownie tries to bum rush Ragnaar with a series of wild strikes but Ragnaar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ragnaar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brownie takes a step back to recover.
Brownie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ragnaar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brownie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ragnaar preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Brownie misses with a head shot. Ragnaar uses the momentum to regain guard.
Brownie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brownie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brownie won't allow Ragnaar to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brownie looking to pass the guard.
Brownie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brownie stands up over Ragnaar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ragnaar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brownie wants to control from the top but Ragnaar keeps moving.
Brownie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ragnaar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brownie throwing strikes but missing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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 Shaun Brownie will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A shot to the body from Brownie misses
and Ragnaar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot.
Ragnaar ducks under a wild hook from Brownie.
No joy there for Brownie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brownie throws the left hand but Ragnaar avoids the punch easily.
Brownie jabs Ragnaar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ragnaar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick that knocks Brownie off balance momentarily.
Brownie blocks a head kick by Ragnaar.
Brownie shoots in for a double leg but Ragnaar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brownie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnaar.
A big right from Ragnaar misses.
As Ragnaar looks to move away, Brownie throws a big counter combo but Ragnaar just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar with a nice calf kick.
Brownie misses with a hook.
Ragnaar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brownie lands an overhand right.
Brownie looks to land a left hand but Ragnaar moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie throws the left hand but Ragnaar avoids the punch easily.
Brownie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ragnaar slips a jab from Brownie.
Brownie works Ragnaar's body with a nice hook.
Ragnaar throws a sloppy head kick and Brownie moves out of range easily.
Brownie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brownie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brownie dips to his left and cracks Ragnaar with an uppercut!
Ragnaar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brownie.
Both fighters circling a little - Ragnaar finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Ragnaar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brownie doesn't seem phased though.
Brownie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ragnaar misses the jab.
Ragnaar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Brownie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnaar ducks under a wild hook from Brownie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar jabs Brownie right on the nose. Brownie blinks but takes it well.
Ragnaar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ragnaar lands with a nice body kick.
Brownie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brownie looks to score with a jab to the body but Ragnaar is just out of range.
Ragnaar unleashes a big counter combination but Brownie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ragnaar throws a body punch but Brownie moves out of range.
Brownie moves out of range of the body kick.
Brownie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brownie throws a body shot but no joy.
Brownie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnaar can pounce on him.
Ragnaar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brownie with a jab.
Brownie instigates a clinch.
Ragnaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnaar.
Brownie looking to throw knees to the head but Ragnaar is blocking nicely.
Ragnaar tries to work over Brownie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brownie slows down the pace here.
Brownie lands a damaging elbow.
Ragnaar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brownie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brownie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ragnaar prevents it.
Ragnaar digs a right hand into Brownie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brownie's gas tank.
Brownie avoiding damage.
Ragnaar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brownie tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Brownie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnaar throws an elbow that misses.
Ragnaar misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brownie backwards.
Ragnaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnaar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brownie tries to land a knee to the head but Ragnaar blocks with his arms.
Ragnaar swings wildly with an uppercut but Brownie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnaar avoids a wild elbow strike from Brownie.
Ragnaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnaar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brownie misses with an elbow over the top.
Ragnaar throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnaar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nils Ragnaar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brownie throws a poor cross that misses
and Ragnaar counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brownie.
Ragnaar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ragnaar tries to bum rush Brownie with a series of wild strikes but Brownie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Brownie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brownie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ragnaar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Ragnaar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A punch lands to the side of Ragnaar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ragnaar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brownie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ragnaar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnaar.
A leg kick checked by Brownie.
Brownie scores with a three punch combo!
Brownie takes a swing at Ragnaar's ribcage but misses.
Ragnaar throws the kick towards the body but Brownie avoids it.
Ragnaar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brownie momentarily.
Ragnaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brownie.
Ragnaar throws the kick towards the body but Brownie avoids it.
Brownie throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnaar's shoulder, as Ragnaar tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brownie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brownie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnaar throws a solid leg kick but Brownie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ragnaar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brownie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnaar feints a counter leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a hook but Brownie blocks it.
Ragnaar looks to land a combination but Brownie avoids it well.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Brownie misses the target.
Brownie misses with the combination.
Brownie looks to land a combination but Ragnaar avoids it well.
Ragnaar lands a head shot.
Ragnaar clobbers Brownie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brownie shoots in and drives through. Ragnaar sprawls well.
Ragnaar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brownie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ragnaar lands a right hook to the body.
Ragnaar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brownie connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ragnaar scrambles back to his feet.
Brownie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brownie takes a jab right on the kisser.
An inside leg kick lands from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brownies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ragnaar moves away from the strike by Brownie.
Brownie wants to clinch up but Ragnaar keeps it at a distance.
Ragnaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Brownie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brownie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ragnaar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brownie is rocked!
Brownie gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Ragnaar points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Brownie wakes up just in time to hear Ragnaar thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nils Ragnaar!
An out of breath Nils Ragnaar 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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