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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragna Kisaragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zvonimir Dmitar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmitar has chosen Jazz.ba - Crvena Jabuka as his entrance music. Zvonimir Dmitar will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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218 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm
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265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragna Kisaragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zvonimir Dmitar!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kisaragi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dmitar to the mat! Dmitar manages to get full guard.
Dmitar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kisaragi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kisaragi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kisaragi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dmitar for as long as he can get away with.
Dmitar wants to stand and escape but Kisaragi is having none of it.
Kisaragi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kisaragi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kisaragi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dmitar defending well though.
Kisaragi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisaragi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kisaragi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kisaragi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kisaragi could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kisaragi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kisaragi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dmitar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kisaragi counters with a shoot takedown. Dmitar fights it but they end up in guard.
Kisaragi throwing strikes from guard but Dmitar blocks nicely.
Dmitar keeping moving, preventing Kisaragi from controlling successfully.
Kisaragi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kisaragi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dmitar's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi trying to control but Dmitar is working from the bottom.
Kisaragi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dmitar wants to clinch
and Kisaragi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dmitar's guard now.
Kisaragi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kisaragi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kisaragi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dmitar is keeping the position for now.
Dmitar can't keep his opponent in guard - Kisaragi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kisaragi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kisaragi in particular looking to stall.
Dmitar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kisaragi.
Kisaragi wants to take a breather but Dmitar is having none of it.
Kisaragi 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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ragna Kisaragi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kisaragi blocks a head kick by Dmitar.
Dmitar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kisaragi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dmitar's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kisaragi wants to control from the top but Dmitar keeps moving.
Dmitar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi advances to half guard.
Dmitar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kisaragi.
Dmitar is not content to let Kisaragi control the position.
Kisaragi uses his free foot to push down on Dmitar's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dmitar.
Dmitar looks gassed!
Kisaragi landing strikes from the mount.
Kisaragi misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Kisaragi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kisaragi looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kisaragi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dmitar taking shots to the head.
Kisaragi landing punches.
Kisaragi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dmitar hang on?
Dmitar is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kisaragi misses with a head shot.
The referee warns Dmitar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Kisaragi.
Dmitar is still in real trouble! Can Kisaragi finish him?
A nice elbow there by Kisaragi.
Kisaragi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Dmitar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kisaragi lands with some strikes.
Kisaragi breaks from Dmitar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dmitar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kisaragi looking to ground and pound but Dmitar is blocking nicely.
Dmitar seems to have recovered his senses.
Kisaragi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kisaragi misses with a head shot.
Kisaragi thowing shots but they're missing.
Kisaragi looking to ground and pound but Dmitar is blocking nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kisaragi wants to control the pace but Dmitar is squirming around nicely.
Kisaragi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kisaragi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kisaragi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dmitar hang on?
Kisaragi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kisaragi looking to ground and pound but Dmitar is blocking nicely.
Kisaragi punching from mount but Dmitar doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi wants to control the pace but Dmitar is squirming around nicely.
Kisaragi looking to finish Dmitar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dmitar!
Kisaragi looking to control but Dmitar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kisaragi throwing strikes here but Dmitar is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kisaragi is landing with some decent strikes but Dmitar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kisaragi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dmitar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kisaragi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dmitar is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragna Kisaragi dominated that round.
That's time! Kisaragi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dmitar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dmitar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kisaragi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dmitar's guard now.
Dmitar keeping moving, preventing Kisaragi from controlling successfully.
Dmitar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dmitar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kisaragi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kisaragi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kisaragi thows a big elbow that misses.
Kisaragi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisaragi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kisaragi advances to half guard.
Ragna Kisaragi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kisaragi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kisaragi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dmitar defends it well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kisaragi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dmitar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kisaragi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dmitar is refusing to be controlled, as Kisaragi sits in half guard.
Kisaragi thows a huge punch but Dmitar dodges it nicely.
Kisaragi throwing shots but Dmitar is blocking nicely.
Kisaragi is tying to control. Dmitar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dmitar looks to clinch
so Kisaragi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kisaragi postures up in Dmitar's guard and throws a big left but Dmitar blocks it.
Kisaragi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kisaragi throws a big right hand that misses.
Dmitar keeping full guard, as Kisaragi tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi is working hard here to advance position.
Kisaragi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dmitar keeping full guard, as Kisaragi tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kisaragi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dmitar darts in trying to clinch
and Kisaragi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dmitar won't be happy with that.
Kisaragi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dmitar keeps working.
Dmitar defending against the ground and pound.
Kisaragi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dmitar can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi lands some shots froms side control.
Kisaragi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Kisaragi crashes against the mat.
Kisaragi trying to control the position but Dmitar is working away.
Kisaragi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kisaragi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kisaragi tests Dmitar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Kisaragi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dmitar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kisaragi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dmitar!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dmitar is looking to escape.
Kisaragi cracks Dmitar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kisaragi lands with some strikes.
Kisaragi thowing shots but they're missing.
Kisaragi tries to control but Dmitar wriggling away.
Dmitar blocking the ground and pound.
That's six 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.
A nice elbow there by Kisaragi.
Kisaragi controlling the pace for now.
Kisaragi'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.
Kisaragi wants to control the pace but Dmitar is squirming around nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kisaragi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kisaragi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Kisaragi.
Kisaragi with good strikes from the mount here!
Kisaragi with shots to the head and body - Dmitar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kisaragi punching from mount but Dmitar doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Kisaragi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dmitar's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kisaragi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kisaragi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dmitar tries to hold on but Kisaragi pushes him away.
Kisaragi looking to control but Dmitar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dmitar blocking the ground and pound.
Dmitar avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kisaragi.
Dmitar blocking the ground and pound.
Kisaragi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kisaragi.
Kisaragi looking to ground and pound but Dmitar is blocking nicely.
Kisaragi lands a big elbow.
Kisaragi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dmitar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kisaragi throwing strikes here but Dmitar is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dmitar blocking the ground and pound.
Kisaragi trying to control but Dmitar is having none of it.
Kisaragi has hold of Dmitar's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dmitar manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ragna Kisaragi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kisaragi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards
for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Ragna Kisaragi!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Ragna Kisaragi!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ragna Kisaragi!
Ragna Kisaragi wins by unanimous decision!
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