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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ragnhildur Haraldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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173 cm
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155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragnhildur Haraldsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Prince!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Haraldsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Prince throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haraldsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Prince thows a body shot but no joy.
Haraldsson lands with a good body shot.
Haraldsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haraldsson lands with a good body shot.
Haraldsson throws a solid leg kick but Prince takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haraldsson.
Haraldsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Haraldsson misses with a body shot.
Prince throws a jab but it's blocked by Haraldsson.
Prince rushes Haraldsson and presses him up against the cage.
Prince lands a right hand.
Haraldsson wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haraldsson prevents a body shot from Prince.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Haraldsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Prince controls his hands.
Haraldsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Prince gets an underhook and turns Haraldsson into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ragnhildur Haraldsson.
Haraldsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Haraldsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Haraldsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Prince should have avoided that one.
Haraldsson sizes up Prince with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Prince scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Prince swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haraldsson counters with an inside leg kick.
Prince closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Prince controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Prince tries a body shot but Haraldsson blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Prince.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince is struggling to control the position.
Prince prevents a body shot from Haraldsson.
Prince stalling the fight.
Prince lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Prince misses with a body punch.
Prince dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Prince works on Haraldsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Haraldsson is looking to control Prince's arms but Prince gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haraldsson has his back to the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Haraldsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prince doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Haraldsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Prince is keeping busy.
Prince throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prince.
Haraldsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haraldsson stalling in the clinch but Prince improves position.
Prince misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prince misses with a body punch.
Haraldsson lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haraldsson.
Prince stalls.
Haraldsson manages to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Haraldsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haraldsson is trying to keep Prince in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ragnhildur Haraldsson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Prince wants to clinch but Haraldsson slips to the side
and Haraldsson counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haraldsson lunges at Prince with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Prince's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haraldsson lands with a good body shot.
Haraldsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnhildur Haraldsson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Prince moves in looking to clinch but Haraldsson pushes him off.
Haraldsson looks for the body kick but Prince saw that one coming.
Haraldsson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Haraldsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Prince checks it well.
Haraldsson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Haraldsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haraldsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prince.
A shot to the liver by Haraldsson. Beautiful body shot.
Haraldsson scores with a leg kick.
Prince tries to clinch there but Haraldsson circles away.
Prince tries to clinch up.
Prince closes the distance and pushes Haraldsson back into the cage.
Haraldsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prince has a couple of punches blocked by Haraldsson.
Haraldsson is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Haraldsson tries to pull guard but Prince forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Prince can't find room to land a body shot as Haraldsson controls the action.
Prince is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Haraldsson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Haraldsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Haraldsson keeping moving, preventing Prince from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thomas Prince was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Prince tries to clinch up but Haraldsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Prince throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haraldsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Haraldsson is looking to wear down Prince with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Haraldsson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Haraldsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Prince.
Good standup being displayed there by Prince as he connects with a hook.
Prince is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haraldsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Haraldsson takes a swing at Prince's ribcage but misses.
Haraldsson is looking to chop away at Prince's legs.
Prince lands a right hook to the body.
Prince keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haraldsson misses with an uppercut. Prince saw that one coming.
Haraldsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prince manages to avoid it.
Haraldsson avoids the body shot from Prince.
Prince avoids the body shot from Haraldsson.
Prince misses with a wild body shot.
Haraldsson throws a leg kick which misses Prince's front leg but catches the back leg as Prince tries to avoid it.
Haraldsson throws a jab when Prince was well out of range.
Haraldsson misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince scores with a sloppy right hand. Haraldsson should have avoided that one.
Haraldsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Prince throws a hook but Haraldsson blocks it.
Prince tries to clinch there but Haraldsson circles away.
Haraldsson jabs at Prince's body.
Haraldsson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince misses with a body punch
and Haraldsson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Haraldsson misses the shot to the body.
Haraldsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prince blocks a jab.
Prince clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnhildur Haraldsson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Prince avoids a kick to the body.
Haraldsson throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
Prince wants to clinch up but Haraldsson keeps it at a distance.
Prince tries to clinch there but Haraldsson circles away.
Haraldsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haraldsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haraldsson throws a head kick that misses.
Prince moves in looking to clinch but Haraldsson pushes him off.
Prince throws a good cross that connects.
Prince checks a leg kick nicely.
Haraldsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Prince moves into the clinch.
Prince softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Prince on the inside.
Haraldsson is trying to stall.
Haraldsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Prince.
Prince swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Haraldsson.
Prince misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prince.
A body shot lands from Haraldsson.
Prince struggles to land a body shot inside as Haraldsson controls his hands.
Haraldsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prince lands with a light punch inside.
Prince's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Prince tries a body shot but Haraldsson blocks it.
Prince scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince being controlled against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prince dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A hook to the body from Prince.
Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
Haraldsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Prince.
Haraldsson trying to control the position but instead, Prince has worked for underhooks and has pushed Haraldsson into the cage.
Haraldsson has a couple of punches blocked by Prince.
Prince swings wildly with an uppercut but Haraldsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prince stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haraldsson jumps guard but Prince turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Haraldsson tries to pull guard but Prince forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haraldsson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Prince to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnhildur Haraldsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prince tries to work over Haraldsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prince lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haraldsson backwards.
Prince tries a body shot but Haraldsson blocks it.
Haraldsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Prince gets an underhook and turns Haraldsson into the cage.
Prince lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haraldsson backwards.
Haraldsson tries to pull guard but Prince holds him up against the cage and eventually Haraldsson drops back down to his feet.
Prince blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Prince.
Ragnhildur Haraldsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right from Prince on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Prince to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Prince.
A body shot lands from Prince.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Prince lands a body shot in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prince slows down the pace here.
Thomas Prince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Prince comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haraldsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnhildur Haraldsson!
Ragnhildur Haraldsson made sure to mention his sponsor, VICIOUS in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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