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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Danneskj�ld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Rubin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timur Rubin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ragnar Danneskj�ld's chin.
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206 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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256 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ragnar Danneskj�ld!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timur Rubin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danneskj�ld shoots in looking for a takedown. Rubin tries to sprawl out of it but Danneskj�ld keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rubin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rubin misses with a body shot.
Danneskj�ld shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rubin but Rubin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rubin moves away from the strike by Danneskj�ld.
Ragnar Danneskj�ld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danneskj�ld throws out a loose jab but Rubin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danneskj�ld misses with a lunging right hand
and Rubin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rubin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rubin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubin with the ground and pound but Danneskj�ld uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rubin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rubin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubin won't allow Danneskj�ld to sweep him here.
Rubin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rubin tries to free his leg and advance position but Danneskj�ld is retaining full guard.
Danneskj�ld controls Rubin momentarily but Rubin frees himself.
Rubin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rubin won't allow Danneskj�ld to sweep him here.
Rubin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rubin looking to sit in guard and control but Danneskj�ld gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rubin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Danneskj�ld. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Danneskj�ld trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskj�ld working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rubin has Danneskj�ld pulled in close to control his posture.
Rubin looking to control.
Danneskj�ld with a flurry of punches that miss.
Danneskj�ld connects with a couple of short punches.
Danneskj�ld throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rubin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Danneskj�ld won't allow Rubin to sweep him here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubin is controlling Danneskj�ld's posture.
Danneskj�ld throwing strikes but missing.
Danneskj�ld has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Danneskj�ld scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danneskj�ld drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Danneskj�ld jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubin is controlling Danneskj�ld's posture.
Danneskj�ld trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rubin wants to sweep but no luck.
Danneskj�ld throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rubin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Danneskj�ld stopping the sweep attempt from Rubin.
Rubin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Danneskj�ld passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rubin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rubin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Danneskj�ld.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Danneskj�ld connects with a decent elbow.
Danneskj�ld scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rubin to see if he's OK.
Rubin is looking for a sweep.
Danneskj�ld is looking to take a break and control but Rubin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rubin tries to improve position but can't.
Rubin manages to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danneskj�ld looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rubin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rubin is trying to control but can't.
Danneskj�ld looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rubin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Danneskj�ld.
Danneskj�ld misses with a head shot. Rubin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rubin is trying to keep Danneskj�ld in close.
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 Danneskj�ld will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Danneskj�ld misses with a body kick.
Danneskj�ld looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rubin is fending him off so far but Danneskj�ld persists. Nope, Rubin circles away and we're back to standing.
Danneskj�ld looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Danneskj�ld wants to control from the top but Rubin keeps moving.
Danneskj�ld postures up in Rubin's guard and throws a big left but Rubin blocks it.
Danneskj�ld trying to control but Rubin is working from the bottom.
Danneskj�ld is pushing down on Rubin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rubin is fighting to maintain full guard but Danneskj�ld has managed to sneak the leg through.
Danneskj�ld is keen to just control but Rubin is a slippery customer.
Danneskj�ld tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rubin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskj�ld scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rubin tries to roll over but Danneskj�ld keeps him under control.
Rubin missing with punches from the bottom.
Danneskj�ld missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rubin is trying to get back to full guard.
Rubin trying to control from the bottom.
Danneskj�ld thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rubin moves into full guard.
Danneskj�ld postures up in Rubin's guard and throws a big left but Rubin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danneskj�ld postures up in Rubin's guard and throws a big left but Rubin blocks it.
Danneskj�ld landing some decent shots from guard.
Danneskj�ld stands up over Rubin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danneskj�ld preventing the sweep.
Danneskj�ld stands up over Rubin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Danneskj�ld preventing the sweep.
Rubin pulls Danneskj�ld in to control the position.
Danneskj�ld thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Danneskj�ld loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Danneskj�ld throwing strikes from guard but Rubin blocks nicely.
Danneskj�ld lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskj�ld preventing the sweep.
Danneskj�ld with a flurry of punches that miss.
Danneskj�ld is fighting to break Rubin's control of his arms but Rubin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Danneskj�ld scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rubin wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Danneskj�ld is now in half guard.
Danneskj�ld is looking to advance position but Rubin won't allow it.
Rubin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Danneskj�ld is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ragnar Danneskj�ld overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Danneskj�ld is keen to just control but Rubin is a slippery customer.
Danneskj�ld throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danneskj�ld not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rubin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rubin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rubin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Danneskj�ld is one step ahead there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danneskj�ld lands a couple of digs.
Danneskj�ld trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rubin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Danneskj�ld distracts Rubin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Danneskj�ld dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rubin misses with a body shot.
Rubin checks a low kick from Danneskj�ld.
Rubin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Danneskj�ld finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rubin ducks under a wild hook from Danneskj�ld.
Danneskj�ld throws a lazy right hand but Rubin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rubin ducks under a wild hook from Danneskj�ld.
Danneskj�ld gets a takedown into half guard.
Rubin tries to roll over but Danneskj�ld keeps him under control.
Danneskj�ld missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Danneskj�ld is keen to just control but Rubin is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskj�ld throwing shots but Rubin is blocking nicely.
Rubin keeping control of the position.
Rubin tries to roll over but Danneskj�ld keeps him under control.
Danneskj�ld trying to pass the guard but Rubin defending well.
Rubin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rubin.
Danneskj�ld is looking to work some ground and pound but Rubin has wrist control.
Rubin controlling Danneskj�ld's posture.
Danneskj�ld throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danneskj�ld accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Danneskj�ld lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Danneskj�ld keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rubin's head.
Danneskj�ld trying to control but Rubin is working from the bottom.
Rubin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Danneskj�ld throwing strikes but missing.
Danneskj�ld trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danneskj�ld cracks Rubin with a solid left hand.
Danneskj�ld looking to sit in guard and control but Rubin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Danneskj�ld looking for a sweep. Not yet Danneskj�ld, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danneskj�ld looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rubin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rubin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rubin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Danneskj�ld slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rubin throws a big elbow that misses.
Rubin preventing the sweep.
Danneskj�ld is working hard here to advance position.
Danneskj�ld preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rubin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danneskj�ld is trying to control the position but Rubin postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubin wants to control from the top but Danneskj�ld keeps moving.
Rubin throws a sloppy strike and Danneskj�ld has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Rubin is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Danneskj�ld!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ragnar Danneskj�ld!
Ragnar Danneskj�ld is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Ragnar Danneskj�ld thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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