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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Maija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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184 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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177 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Ragnarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taneli Maija!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarson moves into the clinch successfully.
Maija jumps guard.
Ragnarson landing some decent shots from guard.
Ragnarson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maija is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maija is pulling down on Ragnarson's head. It's preventing any offense from Ragnarson, at least for the moment.
Ragnarson is looking to work some ground and pound but Maija has wrist control.
Ragnarson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maija on the ground.
Ragnarson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Maija looking to control.
Ragnarson is looking to work some ground and pound but Maija has wrist control.
We've been hearing that Ragnarson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ragnarson lands a couple of digs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maija preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maija trying to control the position.
Maija avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ragnarson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maija throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ragnarson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maija managing to control the position.
Ragnarson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maija avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maija is trying to keep Ragnarson in close.
Maija is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ragnarson cracks Maija with a solid left hand.
Ragnarson works over Maija with some ground and pound from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maija looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maija has momentary wrist control but Ragnarson slips an elbow through the middle.
Ragnarson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maija works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ragnarson throws a big elbow that misses.
Ragnarson throwing strikes but missing.
Ragnarson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ragnarson is looking to work some ground and pound but Maija has wrist control.
Ragnarson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ragnarson connects with a couple of short punches.
Maija is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarson tries to free his leg and advance position but Maija is retaining full guard.
Ragnarson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maija utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ragnarson is looking to work some ground and pound but Maija has wrist control.
Ragnarson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ragnarson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ragnarson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maija works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ragnarson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maija is looking for a triangle but Ragnarson pushes his legs off easily.
Maija is trying to control the position but Ragnarson postures up.
Maija looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maija working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ragnarson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maija working for a triangle but Ragnarson defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ragnarson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maija looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ragnarson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ragnarson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maija looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ragnarson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maija's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maija trying to control the position.
Ragnarson postures up in Maija's guard and throws a big left but Maija blocks it.
Maija looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gustav Ragnarson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maija gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maija is trying to keep Ragnarson in close.
Ragnarson throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ragnarson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maija is trying to control the position but Ragnarson postures up.
Ragnarson throws a big elbow that misses.
Maija throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ragnarson looking to pass the guard.
Ragnarson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ragnarson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maija's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ragnarson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maija avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ragnarson throws a big elbow that misses.
Ragnarson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maija works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ragnarson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ragnarson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maija has his foot on Ragnarson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ragnarson works his way back into a safe position though.
Maija working a defensive guard here.
Ragnarson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ragnarson landing some decent shots from guard.
Ragnarson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maija is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maija has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ragnarson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ragnarson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ragnarson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ragnarson throwing strikes but missing.
Ragnarson postures up.
Maija is looking for a triangle but Ragnarson pushes his legs off easily.
Ragnarson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maija has momentary wrist control but Ragnarson slips an elbow through the middle.
Gustav Ragnarson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ragnarson is looking to work some ground and pound but Maija has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnarson cracks Maija with a solid left hand.
Maija is looking to cinch up a triangle. Ragnarson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Maija's body to avoid the submission. Maija has instead reached around Ragnarson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Maija arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Taneli Maija!
Taneli Maija decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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RATING
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