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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ruthless Ragnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sirus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruthless Ragnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sirus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ragnar.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Ragnar takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Ragnar throws a leg kick
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruthless Ragnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ragnar.
Jones throws out a counter right but Ragnar avoids it with no problem.
Ragnar is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ragnar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ragnar somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Ruthless Ragnar has been cut.
Ragnar throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Ragnar drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnar connects with a solid leg kick.
Ragnar looks to throw a body kick
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Ragnar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Ragnar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Ragnar moves away from the strike by Jones.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ragnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Ragnar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ragnar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ragnar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Ragnar postures up.
Ragnar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ragnar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ragnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ragnar advances to mount.
Ragnar has control of Jones's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jones regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ragnar working for a guillotine from mount but Jones is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar fails to move to back control.
Ragnar takes Jones's back.
Ragnar is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jones has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jones fending off the submission attempt from Ragnar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruthless Ragnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruthless Ragnar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ragnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones throws out a counter right but Ragnar avoids it with no problem.
Ragnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ragnar scores with a leg kick.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ragnar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnar.
Ragnar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnar misses with a kick to the body.
Jones leaves Ragnar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ragnar connects with an inside leg kick.
Sirus Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stalks Ragnar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ragnar's face. Ragnar staggers backwards, shaken.
Ragnar throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ragnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Ragnar tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ragnar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ragnar throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Ragnar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Ragnar misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Ragnar swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones moves out of range as Ragnar strikes.
Ragnar misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ragnar misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Ragnar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Ragnar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruthless Ragnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ragnar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ragnar misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ragnar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
Ragnar throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ragnar tries a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ragnar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnar throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones blocks a jab.
Ragnar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jones is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ragnar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ragnar advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sirus Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruthless Ragnar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ragnar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ragnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones lands with a straight right. Ragnar didn't see that one coming.
Ragnar looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Ragnar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Ragnar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ragnar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Sirus Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Ragnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Ragnar throws a big shot that misses.
Ragnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ragnar tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ragnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ragnar tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Ragnar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ragnar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping full guard, as Ragnar tries to pass.
Ragnar pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Ragnar has latched onto it... Big trouble! Ragnar pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Jones is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Ragnar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ruthless Ragnar!
In his post fight interview, Ruthless Ragnar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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