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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andokuhle Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andokuhle Congo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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184 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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183 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gustav Ragnarson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andokuhle Congo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Congo. Beautiful body shot.
Ragnarson fails with a takedown attempt.
Congo misses with an uppercut.
Ragnarson swings for the body but Congo moves out of range.
Congo swings widly with a right hand
and Ragnarson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Congo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ragnarson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ragnarson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ragnarson works over Congo with some ground and pound from guard.
Congo has his hands on Ragnarson's head, controlling the position.
Congo wants to sweep here but Ragnarson controlling him for the moment.
Ragnarson 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Congo controls Ragnarson momentarily but Ragnarson frees himself.
Ragnarson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Congo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ragnarson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Congo looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Congo is trying to keep Ragnarson in close.
Ragnarson lands a couple of elbows.
Congo trying to control the position here.
Ragnarson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ragnarson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ragnarson postures up in Congo's guard and throws a big left but Congo blocks it.
Congo pulls Ragnarson in close to prevent any damage.
Ragnarson chips away with some ground and pound.
Congo trying to control the position.
Ragnarson advances position into side control!
The strikes coming from Ragnarson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo wants to control but Ragnarson postures up.
Ragnarson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Congo taking a bit of punishment here - Ragnarson scoring with strikes.
Ragnarson moves into full mount!
Ragnarson avoids the attempt from Congo to control.
Ragnarson working Congo over with strikes here.
Congo is rocked!
Ragnarson lands a big shot to the head and Congo winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gustav Ragnarson!
During a confident post fight interview, Gustav Ragnarson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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