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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Muse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Thorvaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnar Thorvaldson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Muse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnar Thorvaldson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Thorvaldson misses
and Muse counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Muse.
Thorvaldson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorvaldson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorvaldson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thorvaldson with a jab.
Muse feints and then cracks Thorvaldson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thorvaldson down.
Muse misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Thorvaldson. That snapped Muse's head back.
Muse misses with the body kick
and Thorvaldson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thorvaldson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muse cracks the inside of Thorvaldson's front leg.
Muse clinches.
Muse landing knees to the body.
Thorvaldson tries to pull guard but Muse holds him up against the cage and eventually Thorvaldson drops back down to his feet.
Muse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Muse.
Muse lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thorvaldson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thorvaldson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thorvaldson jumps guard.
Muse is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thorvaldson keeping moving, preventing Muse from controlling successfully.
Thorvaldson has his foot on Muse's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Muse works his way back into a safe position though.
Thorvaldson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Muse defends it easily.
Muse knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thorvaldson on the ground.
Thorvaldson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Muse passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorvaldson is staying active underneath Muse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Muse is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thorvaldson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Muse.
Thorvaldson is looking for a sweep. Muse is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Muse throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Thorvaldson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thorvaldson wants to improve his position but Muse is controlling well.
Muse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Muse controlling the action here.
Muse is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thorvaldson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Muse.
Thorvaldson wants to get back to full guard but Muse has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thorvaldson tries to reverse the position but Muse maintains control.
Thorvaldson is squirming around, avoiding Muse's attempts to control the action.
Thorvaldson tries to hold on but Muse pushes him away.
Thorvaldson working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorvaldson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thorvaldson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muse tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Muse dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Muse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thorvaldson, pushing him back against the cage.
Thorvaldson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Muse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thorvaldson's face.
Muse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Muse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorvaldson avoids it.
Thorvaldson misses with a punch on the inside.
Muse lands a knee to the head.
Thorvaldson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thorvaldson tries to pull guard but Muse forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thorvaldson tries to pull guard but Muse holds him up against the cage and eventually Thorvaldson drops back down to his feet.
Muse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muse tries to throw a body punch but Thorvaldson avoids it by throwing Muse back against the cage.
Muse with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muse lands a knee to the head.
Mike Muse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thorvaldson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mike Muse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Thorvaldson.
Thorvaldson wants to break free but Muse has control.
Muse trying to land knees to the body.
Thorvaldson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muse decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Thorvaldson, up you get!
Thorvaldson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muse scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muse needs to keep his hands up - Thorvaldson had a free shot at his head there.
Muse throws a low kick but Thorvaldson moves out of range easily.
Muse is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A shot to the body from Thorvaldson misses
and Muse counters with a nice body kick.
Muse has closed the distance and engaged Thorvaldson in a clinch.
Muse landing knees to the head.
Thorvaldson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thorvaldson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Thorvaldson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Muse defends well.
Thorvaldson is breathing heavily.
Thorvaldson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Muse defends it easily.
Ragnar Thorvaldson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorvaldson keeping moving, preventing Muse from controlling successfully.
Muse decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Thorvaldson, up you get!
Thorvaldson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muse fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thorvaldson just manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thorvaldson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Muse scrambles back to his feet.
Muse moves away from the strike by Thorvaldson.
Thorvaldson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muse was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorvaldson.
Muse dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thorvaldson. That did some damage!
Thorvaldson misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Muse tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muse throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Muse just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorvaldson lands with a right hand.
Thorvaldson lands a right hook to the body.
Muse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thorvaldson misses the jab.
Thorvaldson lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Thorvaldson.
Thorvaldson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Muse.
Thorvaldson just misses with a punch to the body.
Muse throws a counter high kick but Thorvaldson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Thorvaldson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muse gets a clinch.
Muse utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muse lands a nice knee to the body.
Muse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thorvaldson can do to turn this around?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muse obliges.
Muse lands an elbow inside.
Muse working Thorvaldson over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muse obliges.
Thorvaldson jumps guard but Muse turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorvaldson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Muse with a knee to the head.
Muse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Muse lands a knee to the head.
Thorvaldson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muse lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thorvaldson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Muse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorvaldson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Muse dominated that second round.
That's time! Muse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Muse throws a low kick, looking for Thorvaldson's leg but Thorvaldson calmly moves out of range.
Muse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorvaldson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thorvaldson misses with a combination
and Muse counters with a leg kick.
Muse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ragnar Thorvaldson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorvaldson lands with a nice body punch.
Ragnar Thorvaldson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muse thows a body kick. Thorvaldson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Thorvaldson connects with a jab.
Thorvaldson misses with a two punch combination.
Ragnar Thorvaldson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorvaldson.
Thorvaldson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thorvaldson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muse is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Muse.
Thorvaldson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorvaldson dips to his left and cracks Muse with an uppercut!
Thorvaldson misses the shot to the body.
Thorvaldson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muse counters with a left to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thorvaldson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Muse scores with a shoulder strike.
Muse lands a body shot.
Muse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Muse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thorvaldson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thorvaldson's defenses.
Thorvaldson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Muse to keep the fight standing.
Muse with a knee 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!
Muse lands an elbow that stopped Thorvaldson in his tracks for a moment.
Thorvaldson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Muse - that landed with a thud.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorvaldson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muse landing knees to the body.
Ragnar Thorvaldson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Muse.
Muse working Thorvaldson over with knees to the body.
Muse lands a shot to the body.
Muse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thorvaldson's face.
A right handed body shot lands from Muse.
Muse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thorvaldson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorvaldson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muse makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Muse misses with an uppercut.
Muse darts in and clinches Thorvaldson up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muse obliges.
Thorvaldson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muse crunches a lovely knee into Thorvaldson's ribcage.
Muse lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thorvaldsons head.
Knees to the body from Muse.
Thorvaldson jumps guard but Muse turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thorvaldson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muse lands a nice knee to the body.
Muse working Thorvaldson over with knees to the body.
Muse lands a good knee to the midsection. Thorvaldson won't want to take too many of those.
Thorvaldson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thorvaldson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thorvaldson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Muse lands a knee to the head.
Thorvaldson is trying to push Muse away but Muse has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Muse.
Thorvaldson is trying to pull guard but Muse has him pressed against the cage.
Mike Muse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ragnar Thorvaldson.
Muse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorvaldson.
Muse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thorvaldson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thorvaldson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thorvaldson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muse scores a nice knee to the body.
Muse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorvaldson avoids it.
Thorvaldson is trying to pull guard but Muse turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Muse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorvaldson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muse misses with a punch to the body.
Thorvaldson jumps guard but Muse turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muse.
Muse blocks an uppercut.
Muse blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thorvaldson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Thorvaldson on the inside.
Muse crunches a lovely knee into Thorvaldson's ribcage.
Mike Muse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A body shot lands from Muse.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Muse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muse, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Muse!
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