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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Danneskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danneskjold comes to the cage accompanied by Destroy Everything - Hatebreed. Kirby has chosen Forgot about dre. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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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
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ragnar Danneskjold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby misses with a straight left.
Danneskjold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kirby.
Danneskjold scores with a decent looking hook.
Danneskjold shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kirby sprawls well. Kirby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Danneskjold gets slowly back to his feet.
Danneskjold misses with a looping right.
Danneskjold scores with a takedown into Kirby's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Danneskjold working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kirby's head.
Kirby wants to stand but Danneskjold is controlling the position.
Danneskjold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kirby has Danneskjold pulled in close to control his posture.
Danneskjold scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold preventing the sweep.
Kirby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Danneskjold.
Kirby utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danneskjold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kirby keeping moving, preventing Danneskjold from controlling successfully.
Danneskjold working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Danneskjold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danneskjold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold throws a big elbow that misses.
Danneskjold trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danneskjold drops back looking for a leg! Kirby is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kirby manages to kick Danneskjold off! Danneskjold jumps back into Kirby's guard.
Danneskjold is looking to work some ground and pound but Kirby has wrist control.
Danneskjold drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Danneskjold jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Danneskjold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danneskjold slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Danneskjold lands an elbow.
Danneskjold advances to full mount.
Danneskjold is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Danneskjold lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like John Kirby has been cut.
Danneskjold lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danneskjold scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold landing strikes from the mount.
Danneskjold trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Danneskjold with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Danneskjold looking to finish Kirby with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kirby!
That has opened up John Kirby's cut even more.
Danneskjold working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirby is desperately trying to improve his position but Danneskjold has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Danneskjold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Kirby's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Danneskjold shoots for a takedown but Kirby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Danneskjold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirby misses with a right hand
and Danneskjold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ragnar Danneskjold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirby misses with a straight right.
Danneskjold fails with the takedown.
Danneskjold walks into a jab.
It looks like Ragnar Danneskjold has been cut.
Kirby feints a jab promting Danneskjold to slip. Kirby then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Danneskjold slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Danneskjold throws a head kick that misses.
Danneskjold dodges the punch combination from Kirby.
Kirby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danneskjold fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Danneskjold does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Danneskjold.
Danneskjold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold avoids the body shot from Kirby.
Kirby walks into a straight right hand from Danneskjold.
A punch lands to the side of Danneskjold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kirby stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnar Danneskjold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danneskjold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kirby throws out a loose jab but Danneskjold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirby connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Danneskjold takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kirby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Danneskjold wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kirby slips a straight right by Danneskjold.
Danneskjold missing with a left hand there. Kirby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danneskjold works over Kirby's head and body with a nice combination.
The cut above John Kirby's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danneskjold swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Danneskjold or perhaps it was just good defense by Kirby which made him look bad.
John Kirby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danneskjold looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kirby gets tackled into the cage by Danneskjold. Danneskjold maintains the clinch.
Danneskjold avoiding damage.
Danneskjold tries to land knees in the clinch but Kirby avoids the damage to the body.
Kirby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danneskjold backwards.
Danneskjold lands with a light punch inside.
Danneskjold struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Kirby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danneskjold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirby lands a nice uppercut.
Kirby lands a right hand.
Danneskjold just leaning against Kirby, taking a breather.
Danneskjold looking for a takedown.
Danneskjold is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kirby to keep the fight standing.
Kirby is trying to push Danneskjold away but Danneskjold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kirby can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kirby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kirby misses with the head strike.
Kirby throws a head punch that misses.
Kirby tries to break free but Danneskjold pushes him back against the cage.
Danneskjold trying to stall but Kirby improves his position.
Kirby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danneskjold has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kirby avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Danneskjold is looking for a takedown.
Danneskjold scores with a shot to the side of Kirby's head.
Kirby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danneskjold backwards.
Kirby struggles to land a body shot inside as Danneskjold controls his hands.
Danneskjold has Kirby pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kirby manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Danneskjold lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kirby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirby has a couple of punches blocked by Danneskjold.
Danneskjold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirby tries to break the clinch but Danneskjold is controlling the position.
Danneskjold looking to slow down the pace here.
Kirby takes an elbow to the temple.
Danneskjold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danneskjold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kirby backwards.
Kirby misses with some punches.
Kirby managing to block the knees to the body from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Danneskjold manages to end up in side control.
Kirby really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Danneskjold. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Danneskjold is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danneskjold working away.
Kirby is not content to let Danneskjold control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ragnar Danneskjold will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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 fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kirby throws a hook to the side of Danneskjold's head but Danneskjold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirby. Danneskjold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirby misses with a hook
and Danneskjold counters with a straight right hand.
Danneskjold drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kirby takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kirby misses with a hook to the body
and Danneskjold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Danneskjold throws out a loose jab but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Kirby does no damage.
Danneskjold looks to throw the jab but Kirby is out of range.
Kirby slips a jab and a cross from Danneskjold.
Danneskjold takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Danneskjold moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kirby misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danneskjold manages to avoid it.
Danneskjold defending well as Kirby loads up on a big left hand.
Kirby closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Danneskjold wants to clinch.
Danneskjold lands with an overhand left.
Kirby misses with a series of wild punches.
Danneskjold punishes Kirby's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Kirby.
Kirby fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Danneskjold is out of range.
Danneskjold closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kirby did well to prevent Danneskjold getting side control.
Danneskjold is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskjold trying to control from half guard but Kirby is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danneskjold is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Danneskjold seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kirby does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ragnar Danneskjold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Danneskjold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Danneskjold is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kirby doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Danneskjold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is trying to control but can't.
Danneskjold is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Danneskjold trying to pass the guard but Kirby defending well.
Danneskjold is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kirby!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Danneskjold.
John Kirby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danneskjold trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danneskjold is working for a guillotine from mount but Kirby frees his head quite easily.
Ragnar Danneskjold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kirby wants to hold on but Danneskjold pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danneskjold looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Danneskjold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Danneskjold, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Danneskjold!
Ragnar Danneskjold really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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