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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Barnes (ranked 1202 p4p, 1340 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 156 p4p, 174 weight class). Ragnaar has chosen Mustasch - The Wave as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm 29 201 12 - 12 - 0 |
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188 cm 41 194 23 - 15 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class MT Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Barnes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Ragnaar! The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ragnaar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Barnes misses with a head kick.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Ragnaar responds with a good body kick, but Barnes manages to step out the way in time. Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Ragnaar moves away and avoids it. Ragnaar misses with a wild body shot. Barnes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Barnes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ragnaar circles away quickly and effectively. Ragnaar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A little jabbing left from Ragnaar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Barnes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Barnes avoids a kick to the body.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Ragnaar is out of range. Ragnaar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Decent striking displayed by Barnes there. Barnes scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Ragnaar. Ragnaar throws a leg kick which misses Barnes's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnes tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ragnaar scores with a leg kick.
Ragnaar lands a jab to Barnes's midsection. Ragnaar connects with a right hand. Barnes shakes it off. Barnes cracks Ragnaar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Ragnaar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Ragnaar misses with a low kick. Barnes misses with a double jab.
Ragnaar throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it. Ragnaar throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Ragnaar only half commits. As Ragnaar backs away, Barnes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Barnes scores with a body shot.
Barnes throws a right hand that Ragnaar ducks under and follows up with a left that Ragnaar also avoids with ease. Ragnaar scores with a nice head shot. This has been an exciting period of action! Barnes misses with a low kick. Barnes jabs at Ragnaar's body. Barnes misses with a straight right. Barnes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barnes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnaar can pounce on him.
Nice cross by Ragnaar. Ragnaar lands a head kick!
Ragnaar defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand. Barnes slips a straight right by Ragnaar. Ragnaar checks a low kick from Barnes. Ragnaar throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range. Barnes lands the left hand. Ragnaar looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range. Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnaar. Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. And Ragnaar responds with a good body kick, but Barnes manages to step out the way in time. Barnes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ragnaar's sensitive parts. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barnes checks a leg kick. Ragnaar closes the distance and lands a one-two. Ragnaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it. Ragnaar avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ragnaar lands with a cross. Barnes scores with a jab. Ragnaar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Barnes throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Ragnaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Barnes takes a kick to the side of the head. Ragnaar looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range. Barnes checks a leg kick. Ragnaar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily. Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Barnes scores with a jab. Barnes blocks the body kick.
Barnes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Ragnaar. Ragnaar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barnes lands with a hook. Ragnaar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Barnes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ragnaar checks it well. Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Ragnaar. Ragnaar misses with a low kick as Barnes jumps back. Barnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Ragnaar stalks Barnes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barnes's face. Barnes staggers backwards, shaken. Barnes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ragnaar misses with a hook. Barnes ducked under it nicely. Barnes just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Ragnaar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush. Ragnaar darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Ragnaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Good work by Ragnaar as he checks the leg kick. Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Ragnaar. Barnes is looking to score with low kicks. Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nils Ragnaar will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. A low kick from Ragnaar is predictable there and Barnes counters with a two punch combo. Barnes avoids the body shot from Ragnaar.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ragnaar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes. Barnes throws a combination. Ragnaar tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Ragnaar scores with a push kick. Ragnaar lands with an overhand left. Barnes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Ragnaar connects with an inside leg kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Barnes cracks Ragnaar with a right hand to the side of the head. Barnes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ragnaar takes a step back to recover. Ragnaar missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ragnaar misses with a head kick.
Barnes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes. Barnes slips a jab from Ragnaar. Barnes throws a hook to the side of Ragnaar's head but Ragnaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Ragnaar scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barnes throws a series of punches but Ragnaar avoids them all with ease. Ragnaar looks for the body kick but Barnes saw that one coming. Ragnaar throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off. Barnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Barnes scores with a body shot.
Barnes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barnes tries to work over Ragnaar's front leg with a kick but Ragnaar checks it. Ragnaar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Ragnaar misses with a leg kick. Ragnaar checks the leg kick. Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Ragnaar is looking to chop away at Barnes's legs. Ragnaar throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Ragnaar only half commits. Ragnaar misses with a wild combination.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss. Ragnaar cracks Barnes with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnaar. Ragnaar throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily. Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnaar throws out the jab. Barnes throws the kick towards the body but Ragnaar avoids it. Ragnaar throws a jab when Barnes was well out of range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ragnaar throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and checks it nicely. Barnes swinging wildly here.
Ragnaar throws out a counter right but Barnes avoids it with no problem. Ragnaar slips under a jab. Barnes throws a head kick but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Barnes checks a leg kick. Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Ragnaar missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Barnes misses with a low kick as Ragnaar jumps back. Barnes misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnaar. That's going to slow Barnes down. Ragnaar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnes tries to bum rush Ragnaar with a series of wild strikes but Ragnaar uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Ragnaar throws a hook but Barnes blocks it. Barnes looks to land a body kick but Ragnaar moved away. Barnes moves out of range of the body kick from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses with a leg kick. As Ragnaar looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Ragnaar just gets out of the way. Ragnaar throws a quick inside leg kick. Ragnaar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes. Barnes lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Ragnaar is looking to score with low kicks. Ragnaar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Ragnaar moves out of range of the leg kick from Barnes. Decent striking displayed by Ragnaar there. Barnes throws a right hand that Ragnaar ducks under and follows up with a left that Ragnaar also avoids with ease. Ragnaar replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Barnes blocks it well. Ragnaar misses with an uppercut. Ragnaar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Decent striking displayed by Ragnaar there. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Barnes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Ragnaar throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range. Barnes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Ragnaar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ragnaar moves away. Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barnes slips under a jab from Ragnaar. Barnes misses with a series of wild punches.
Ragnaar throws a low kick but Barnes avoids it. As Ragnaar looks to move away, Barnes throws a big counter combo but Ragnaar just gets out of the way. Barnes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ragnaar. Barnes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ragnaar doesn't seem bothered though. Ragnaar scoring well with a low kick there.
Ragnaar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barnes is able to avoid easily. Barnes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Ragnaar swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Ragnaar misses with a low kick as Barnes jumps back. 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. That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! Barnes misses with a low kick as Ragnaar jumps back. Barnes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ragnaar back to the cage. Barnes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Ragnaar throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it. Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ragnaar throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Ragnaar lands with a straight right. Barnes didn't see that one coming.
Barnes is rocked! Barnes tries to get into range but Ragnaar steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Barnes! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Ragnaar scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nils Ragnaar! Post fight, Nils Ragnaar took to the microphone: 'It Feels Good To Get Revenge, Give Me A Top 10 In Division Please '.
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