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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Hjelmslev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hjelmslev comes to the cage accompanied by I Touch Myself. Brophy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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175 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ragnar Hjelmslev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hjelmslev lands with a hook. Brophy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brophy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ragnar Hjelmslev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brophy to score with a decent uppercut.
Brophy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hjelmslev is looking to clinch.
Hjelmslev wants to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Hjelmslev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brophy moves out of range as Hjelmslev strikes.
Hjelmslev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brophy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hjelmslev moves to clinch but Brophy breaks away
and Brophy counters with a body kick.
Hjelmslev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brophy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hjelmslev scores with a nice right hand.
Hjelmslev throws a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hjelmslev closes the distance but Brophy moves to the side
and Brophy counters with a nice body kick.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hjelmslev with a jab.
Hjelmslev darts in and clinches Brophy up against the cage.
Hjelmslev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hjelmslev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hjelmslev scores with a nice right hand.
Brophy thumps Hjelmslev with a low kick.
Hjelmslev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hjelmslev swinging wildly here.
Hjelmslev throws a series of punches but Brophy moves out of range.
Hjelmslev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice straight punches there by Hjelmslev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev tries to clinch but Brophy is having none of it.
Brophy dodges the punch combination from Hjelmslev.
Brophy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hjelmslev tries to clinch up but Brophy circles away and keeps his distance.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses.
Hjelmslev rushes Brophy and presses him up against the cage.
Hjelmslev can't break the clinch.
Hjelmslev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brophy has him pressed against the cage.
Hjelmslev wants to get back to striking at distance but Brophy won't allow it.
Brophy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hjelmslev has had enough of the clinch but Brophy keeps him there for the moment.
Brophy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hjelmslev managing to block the knees to the body from Brophy.
Brophy taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev manages to break the clinch.
Hjelmslev lands an overhand right.
Brophy keeps the fight on the outside.
Brophy tries to bum rush Hjelmslev with a series of wild strikes but Hjelmslev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hjelmslev lands a jab.
Hjelmslev tries to clinch up but Brophy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hjelmslev slips under a jab from Brophy.
Hjelmslev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brophy counters with a body kick.
Hjelmslev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brophy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brophy tries to work over Hjelmslev's front leg with a kick but Hjelmslev checks it.
Hjelmslev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brophy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hjelmslev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev pushes Brophy up against the cage in a clinch.
Brophy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hjelmslev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hjelmslev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hjelmslev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brophy dives in for a single leg takedown but Hjelmslev sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hjelmslev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but Hjelmslev blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brophy is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
A frustrated look appears on Hjelmslev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brophy keeps control of Hjelmslev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hjelmslev trying to land knees to the body.
Hjelmslev breaks the clinch.
Hjelmslev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brophy.
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 Ragnar Hjelmslev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brophy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hjelmslev.
Brophy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brophy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hjelmslev moves out of range of the body kick from Brophy.
Ragnar Hjelmslev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev moves into the clinch.
Brophy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hjelmslev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hjelmslev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hjelmslev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hjelmslev tries to close the distance and clinch but Brophy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brophy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hjelmslev lands a jab to the head.
Hjelmslev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brophy counters with an outside leg kick.
Brophy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Brophy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brophy.
Hjelmslev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brophy.
Hjelmslev tries to close the distance and clinch but Brophy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brophy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hjelmslev's head.
Hjelmslev throws a nice looking combination but Brophy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brophy throws a head kick but Hjelmslev moves out of range.
Hjelmslev tries to clinch but Brophy moves out of range.
Hjelmslev tries to clinch but Brophy moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev looks to clinch
and Brophy counters by moving into the clinch.
Hjelmslev manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hjelmslev fails to land the takedown.
Hjelmslev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ragnar Hjelmslev is winning the standup battle so far.
Hjelmslev swings widly with a right hand
and Brophy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hjelmslev's knee momentarily.
Hjelmslev tries to clinch up.
Hjelmslev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brophy shoots in but no luck this time.
Danga de danga de dang - Hjelmslev scores with a four punch combination!
Brophy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hjelmslev.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hjelmslev clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brophy tries a knee to the head but Hjelmslev blocks it.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hjelmslev breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev blocks a head kick by Brophy.
Hjelmslev wants to clinch up but Brophy keeps it at a distance.
Brophy throws a head kick that Hjelmslev semi-blocks.
Brophy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brophy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev moves into the clinch.
Hjelmslev breaks from the clinch.
Hjelmslev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brophy on the side of the head.
Hjelmslev is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brophy connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hjelmslev clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev tries to circle away but Brophy has him pinned against the cage.
Hjelmslev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hjelmslev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brophy pinned against the cage. Brophy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hjelmslev lands a slapping body shot.
Hjelmslev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Hjelmslev misses.
Hjelmslev tries to clinch there but Brophy circles away.
Hjelmslev moves into the clinch successfully.
Hjelmslev has had enough of the clinch but Brophy keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hjelmslev is trying to push Brophy away but Brophy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hjelmslev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hjelmslev is trying to break the clinch but Brophy is controlling him.
Brophy looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Hjelmslev dominated that second round.
That's time! Hjelmslev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hjelmslev tries to bum rush Brophy with a series of wild strikes but Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Hjelmslev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brophy doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
Hjelmslev tries to clinch but Brophy is having none of it.
Hjelmslev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brophy.
Hjelmslev avoids the head kick by Brophy.
Hjelmslev lands a nice hook to Brophy's body. Brophy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hjelmslev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brophy forces Hjelmslev back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Hjelmslev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hjelmslev tries to break free but Brophy pushes him back against the cage.
Hjelmslev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hjelmslev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hjelmslev wants to get back to striking at distance but Brophy won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hjelmslev is keeping busy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brophy.
Hjelmslev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hjelmslev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hjelmslev wants to clinch.
Hjelmslev clinches up against the cage.
Hjelmslev tries to break free but Brophy pushes him back against the cage.
Brophy tries to land knees in the clinch but Hjelmslev avoids the damage to the body.
Brophy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brophy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brophy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hjelmslev breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hjelmslev. Those never looked like landing.
Brophy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hjelmslev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hjelmslev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Sloppy strikes from Hjelmslev. Those never looked like landing.
Brophy swats away the attempt to clinch by Hjelmslev.
Hjelmslev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brophy, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hjelmslev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses.
Hjelmslev just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
Hjelmslev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev pushes Brophy up against the cage in a clinch.
Hjelmslev can't break the clinch.
Ragnar Hjelmslev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A hook to the body from Hjelmslev.
Grant Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hjelmslev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hjelmslev tries to clinch up.
Brophy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hjelmslev lands with a straight right. Brophy didn't see that one coming.
Brophy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hjelmslev scores with a punch to the head.
Hjelmslev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hjelmslev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hjelmslev scores with a nice strike.
Hjelmslev lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hjelmslev wants to clinch up but Brophy keeps it at a distance.
Hjelmslev misses with a straight left.
Hjelmslev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brophy keeps the fight on the outside.
Brophy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnar Hjelmslev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brophy keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hjelmslev moves in looking to clinch but Brophy pushes him off.
Hjelmslev wants to clinch up but Brophy keeps it at a distance.
Hjelmslev misses with a series of wild punches.
Hjelmslev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brophy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hjelmslev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brophy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Hjelmslev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hjelmslev 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Hjelmslev!
An out of breath Ragnar Hjelmslev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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