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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Danneskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danneskjold comes to the cage accompanied by Bang Your Head by Quiet Riot. Sullivan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danneskjold shoots in and drives through. Sullivan sprawls well.
Sullivan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danneskjold misses the shot to the body.
Sullivan keeps the fight on the outside.
Danneskjold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danneskjold changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sullivan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sullivan is letting Danneskjold control him for a moment.
Danneskjold working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Danneskjold misses with the ground and pound.
Danneskjold misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Danneskjold throws an elbow but Sullivan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Danneskjold working the ground and pound but Sullivan is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan can't do much from the bottom here.
Danneskjold looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sullivan is avoiding damage well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sullivan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sullivan wants it to stay on the feet.
Danneskjold shoots in and drives through. Sullivan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Danneskjold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danneskjold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sullivan is fending him off so far but Danneskjold persists. Nope, Sullivan circles away and we're back to standing.
Danneskjold throws a combination. Sullivan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sullivan takes a swing at Danneskjold's ribcage but misses.
Danneskjold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Danneskjold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danneskjold misses with a looping left.
Danneskjold lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sullivan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sullivan lands with a straight right. Danneskjold didn't see that one coming.
Sullivan throws a hook but Danneskjold avoids it easily.
Sullivan misses with a body punch
and Danneskjold counters with a head kick.
Sullivan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Danneskjold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan just misses with a punch to the body.
Danneskjold tries to close the distance and clinch but Sullivan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sullivan with a hook.
Sullivan misses with a jab to the body
enabling Danneskjold to counter with a crisp jab.
Sullivan slips a jab and a cross from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold misses with a body shot
and Sullivan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kevin Sullivan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sullivan lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danneskjold throws a nice looking combination but Sullivan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sullivan misses with the combination.
Danneskjold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sullivan misses with a looping right.
Danga de danga de dang - Danneskjold scores with a four punch combination!
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Danneskjold avoids them all with ease.
Danneskjold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sullivan.
Danneskjold wants to clinch up but Sullivan keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Danneskjold.
Sullivan is looking to break free of the clinch but Danneskjold has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danneskjold feints and then cracks Sullivan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sullivan down.
Danneskjold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sullivan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Danneskjold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danneskjold works Sullivan's body with a nice hook.
Sullivan looks gassed!
Danneskjold looks to land a right hand but Sullivan moved out of range.
Danneskjold forces Sullivan back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Danneskjold is controlling him.
Danneskjold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sullivan.
Danneskjold scores with a shot to the side of Sullivan's head.
Danneskjold lands a hook that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danneskjold pulls Sullivan into guard.
Sullivan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Danneskjold is proving hard to escape from.
Sullivan won't allow Danneskjold to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Danneskjold dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Danneskjold swinging wildly here.
Danneskjold moves away from the strike by Sullivan.
Danneskjold getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Danneskjold throws a nice looking combination but Sullivan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sullivan misses with a jab to the body
and Danneskjold counters with an outside leg kick.
Sullivan misses with a body shot.
Sullivan misses with a hook. Danneskjold ducked under it nicely.
Danneskjold throws a front kick aimed at Sullivan's knee but Sullivan avoids it well.
Danneskjold looks to land a combination. Sullivan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Danneskjold attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan keeps the fight on the outside.
Sullivan loads up on a big right hand but Danneskjold slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danneskjold manages to avoid it.
Danneskjold lands a nice hook to Sullivan's body. Sullivan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sullivan is breathing heavily.
Danneskjold is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
Sullivan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sullivan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danneskjold tries to land a front kick but Sullivan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Danneskjold works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Danneskjold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sullivan swings for the body but Danneskjold moves out of range.
Sullivan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danneskjold.
Danneskjold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sullivan.
Danneskjold lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold tries to clinch but Sullivan is having none of it.
Danneskjold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sullivan.
Danneskjold slips a straight right by Sullivan.
Danneskjold clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Danneskjold.
Sullivan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sullivan has had enough of the clinch but Danneskjold keeps him there for the moment.
Sullivan wants to get back to striking at distance but Danneskjold won't allow it.
Danneskjold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sullivan backwards.
Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Danneskjold is controlling him.
Danneskjold pushes off an throws an elbow but Sullivan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sullivan swings wildly with an uppercut but Danneskjold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sullivan prevents the takedown attempt.
Danneskjold looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Danneskjold - that landed with a thud.
Sullivan breaks the clinch.
Danneskjold is looking to clinch.
Danneskjold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sullivan.
Danneskjold tries to clinch up
and Sullivan counters with a straight right hand.
Sullivan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Danneskjold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sullivan slips under a jab from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sullivan.
Danneskjold fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Danneskjold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danneskjold throws a low kick, looking for Sullivan's leg but Sullivan calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sullivan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold throws a head kick but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan moves out of range as Danneskjold throws a body kick.
Ragnar Danneskjold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danneskjold closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Danneskjold has Sullivan pushed against the cage.
Danneskjold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sullivan is trying to break free.
Sullivan working hard to break the clinch.
Danneskjold manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Danneskjold is on top in guard.
Danneskjold trying to control but Sullivan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Danneskjold dominated that second round.
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.
Danneskjold misses with a double jab
and Sullivan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danneskjold keeps Sullivan at a distance using the push kick.
Sullivan tries to keep at a distance but Danneskjold has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sullivan is trying to break free.
Danneskjold trying to control the position but instead, Sullivan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Danneskjold into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danneskjold.
Danneskjold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sullivan.
A short right from Danneskjold.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sullivan misses with a punch on the inside.
Sullivan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danneskjold drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sullivan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Danneskjold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan managing to block the knees to the body from Danneskjold.
A short right from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sullivan is keeping busy.
A short left from Danneskjold.
Sullivan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danneskjold connects with the punch.
Danneskjold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sullivan on the side of the head.
Danneskjold lands a nice shot that snaps Sullivan's head back.
Danneskjold darts in trying to clinch
and Sullivan counters with a nice uppercut.
Sullivan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold defending well as Sullivan loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danneskjold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sullivan lands with a cross.
Ragnar Danneskjold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danneskjold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sullivan, pushing him back against the cage.
Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sullivan misses with a shot to the body
and Danneskjold counters with an inside leg kick.
Danneskjold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sullivan looks to throw the jab but Danneskjold is out of range.
Danneskjold tries to clinch
and Sullivan counters with a stiff right hand.
Sullivan throws a jab but it's blocked by Danneskjold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danneskjold tries to clinch up.
Danneskjold attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice shot lands for Sullivan.
Danneskjold cracks Sullivan with an open hand slap.
Sullivan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sullivan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sullivan blocks a head kick by Danneskjold.
Danneskjold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sullivan throws out the jab.
Sullivan looks to land a right hand but Danneskjold moved out of range.
Sullivan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Danneskjold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold misses with a head kick.
Sullivan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danneskjold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Danneskjold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danneskjold tries a head kick but it misses.
Ragnar Danneskjold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sullivan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Danneskjold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sullivan, pushing him back against the cage.
Kevin Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danneskjold lands a right hand.
Sullivan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Danneskjold jumps guard.
Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Danneskjold dives on top into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Danneskjold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Danneskjold 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Danneskjold!
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hype
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