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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnhildur Haraldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnhildur Haraldsson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thomas Prince's chin.
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155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
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160 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragnhildur Haraldsson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Prince looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prince moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHaraldsson.
Prince misses with a right hand
and Haraldsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prince swings for the body but Haraldsson moves out of range.
Haraldsson throws a body kick that misses.
Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince instigates a clinch.
Prince throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haraldsson tries to break the clinch but Prince is controlling the position.
Our sources have told us that Prince has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Haraldsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prince lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Prince.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Prince.
Haraldsson taking a breather.
Prince lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prince slows down the pace here.
Haraldsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prince is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Prince missing with knees to the body.
Prince scores with a shoulder strike.
Haraldsson tries to circle away but Prince has him pinned against the cage.
Prince stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haraldsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince leaning his opponent against the cage.
Prince throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haraldsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Haraldsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haraldsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Haraldsson tries to keep at a distance but Prince has taken the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Prince.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haraldsson.
Prince lands a body punch.
Prince is pushing Haraldsson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Prince fails to land.
Prince missing with knees to the body.
Prince throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Prince lands a knee to the body.
Prince stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Prince presses Haraldsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haraldsson backwards.
We've been informed that Haraldsson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prince.
Haraldsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haraldsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Prince can't find room to land a body shot as Haraldsson controls the action.
A short uppercut from Prince.
Prince is working Haraldsson over against the cage.
Prince misses with an elbow over the top.
Prince can't find room to land a body shot as Haraldsson controls the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prince tries a knee to the head but Haraldsson blocks it.
Prince throws a head punch that misses.
Haraldsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Prince has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Prince dominated that round.
That's time! Prince's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Prince lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haraldsson walks into a straight right hand from Prince.
Prince moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Prince tries to clinch up.
Haraldsson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Prince.
Nice body punch from Prince.
Prince throws a body punch but Haraldsson moves out of range.
Haraldsson has managed to clinch.
Prince keeps control of Haraldsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haraldsson is trying to force a seperation but Prince has the dominant position.
Prince misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haraldsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Prince won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Prince lands a nice knee to the body.
Prince looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Prince lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Prince tries to work over Haraldsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haraldsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Prince is stalling here.
Haraldsson takes a shot to the head.
Prince taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prince is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Prince won't allow it.
Haraldsson looking to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Prince obliges.
Prince misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haraldsson.
A body shot lands from Prince.
Prince tries to throw a body punch but Haraldsson avoids it by throwing Prince back against the cage.
Haraldsson prevents a body shot from Prince.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson blocks a body shot from Prince.
The referee is keeping an eye on Prince - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Prince is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haraldsson can do to turn this around?
Haraldsson fails to pull guard.
Haraldsson is trying to force a seperation but Prince has the dominant position.
Prince has Haraldsson pressed against the cage.
Prince throws a punch but it's blocked by Haraldsson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haraldsson.
Prince misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas Prince has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haraldsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haraldsson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Prince to keep the fight standing.
Thomas Prince has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnhildur Haraldsson.
Prince is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prince.
Prince looking to throw knees to the head but Haraldsson is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Prince.
Prince leaning against his opponent.
Prince lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haraldsson backwards.
Haraldsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prince lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haraldsson.
Prince is struggling to control the position.
Prince working Haraldsson over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Prince dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Prince scores with a hook.
Haraldsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Prince circles away.
Prince connects with a body shot.
Prince moves into the clinch.
Prince lands an elbow just above Haraldsson 's eye.
Prince tries to work over Haraldsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haraldsson avoiding damage as Prince throws knees to the body.
Prince is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haraldsson is defending well for now.
Prince using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haraldsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Prince looking to throw knees to the head but Haraldsson is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haraldsson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Prince makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Prince.
Prince lands a hook that snaps the head of Haraldsson backwards.
Prince stalling the fight.
Prince gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Prince working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prince lands with a light punch inside.
Haraldsson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Prince to keep the fight standing.
Thomas Prince has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnhildur Haraldsson.
Prince tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haraldsson's elbow.
A hook to the body from Prince.
Prince lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Prince missing with knees to the body.
Prince tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haraldsson's elbow.
Prince stalling in the clinch.
Haraldsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prince lands a nice elbow.
Haraldsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Prince.
Prince pushes Haraldsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prince misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Prince lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prince tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right handed body shot lands from Prince.
Prince softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haraldsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Prince has double underhooks.
Prince lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Haraldsson.
Haraldsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Prince gets through Haraldsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Prince misses with a body punch.
Prince lands with a right to the head.
Haraldsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince controlling the action here for a moment.
Prince lands a hook that snaps the head of Haraldsson backwards.
Haraldsson prevents a body shot from Prince.
Prince just leaning against Haraldsson, taking a breather.
Prince misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Prince.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prince pushes Haraldsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Prince misses with an elbow over the top.
Haraldsson tries to pull guard but Prince forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ragnhildur Haraldsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas Prince is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haraldsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Prince showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Prince 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Prince!
A very excited looking Thomas Prince made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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