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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Van Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnus Ragnarsson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Van Damn's chin.
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Van Damn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Magnus Ragnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damn moves into the clinch successfully.
Damn is stalling here.
Ragnarsson is looking for a takedown.
The referee calls for Damn to work.
The referee calls for Damn to work.
Damn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Magnus Ragnarsson has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Damn.
Damn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damn connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ragnarsson is defended easily by Damn.
Damn closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Damn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Damn.
Damn lands an elbow that stopped Ragnarsson in his tracks for a moment.
Damn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Damn lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Damn.
Damn manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Damn.
Damn dips to his left and cracks Ragnarsson with an uppercut!
Damn cracks Ragnarsson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Damn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ragnarsson to stand back up!
Ragnarsson is rocked!
That has opened up Magnus Ragnarsson's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnarsson tries to keep at a distance but Damn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ragnarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Damn finish him?
Damn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Damn.
Damn leaning against his opponent.
Damn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ragnarsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Damn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ragnarsson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ragnarsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Damn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ragnarsson on the ground.
Ragnarsson drops back looking for a leg! Damn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Damn manages to kick Ragnarsson off! Ragnarsson jumps back into Damn's guard.
Ragnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Damn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Damn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Damn has his foot on Ragnarsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ragnarsson works his way back into a safe position though.
Ragnarsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damn is keeping the position for now.
Damn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Damn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ragnarsson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ragnarsson works over Damn with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damn keeping moving, preventing Ragnarsson from controlling successfully.
Damn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ragnarsson pushes down on Damn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ragnarsson is nestled in close to Damn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson tries to pass to full mount but Damn defends it.
Ragnarsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ragnarsson working over Damn with some ground and pound. Damn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ragnarsson lands with a punch from half guard.
Ragnarsson lands strikes from half guard.
Ragnarsson trying to mount his opponent but Damn defends it.
Ragnarsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Damn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ragnarsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ragnarsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ragnarsson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ragnarsson looking to finish Damn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Damn!
Ragnarsson lands a couple of good shots and Damn has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
You can see the frustration on Damn's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Damn is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damn trying to get back to his feet but Ragnarsson is in full control for now.
Damn is covering up but some of the strikes from Ragnarsson are getting through and doing damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ragnarsson scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Ragnarsson scores with punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damn tries to escape but Ragnarsson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ragnarsson lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Damn hold on?!
Ragnarsson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Damn defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ragnarsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Damn is trying to remain composed but Ragnarsson is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Ragnarsson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Damn to escape the position.
Damn grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson punches Damn on the ear.
Ragnarsson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson keeps control of the position as Damn tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Magnus Ragnarsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ragnarsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Damn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Damn tries to buck Ragnarsson off but Ragnarsson is having none of it.
Ragnarsson cracks Damn with a big elbow.
Damn taking a bit of punishment here - Ragnarsson scoring with strikes.
Damn misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Ragnarsson scoring with punches from side control.
Damn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ragnarsson working the ground and pound.
Damn is looking to reverse the position.
Ragnarsson landing a few strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson working the head and body with strikes.
Magnus Ragnarsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ragnarsson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Damn!
BOOM! Ragnarsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ragnarsson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Damn is bucking up trying to escape but Ragnarsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Damn sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ragnarsson trying to control the action but Damn is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ragnarsson pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Damn misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ragnarsson is looking to take a break and control but Damn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Damn looking for submissions off his back.
Damn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnarsson working over Damn with some ground and pound. Damn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ragnarsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ragnarsson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Damn wants to improve his position but Ragnarsson is controlling well.
Ragnarsson working over Damn with some ground and pound. Damn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Damn is not content to let Ragnarsson control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Damn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ragnarsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ragnarsson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Damn is staying active underneath Ragnarsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Damn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ragnarsson stands up over Damn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Damn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ragnarsson stands up over Damn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ragnarsson stands and throws Damn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Damn is looking for a sweep.
Ragnarsson lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson advances nicely into full mount.
Damn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ragnarsson dominating with strikes here.
Ragnarsson lands a big shot there that rocks Damn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ragnarsson working the ground and pound effectively.
Damn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ragnarsson lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Ragnarsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ragnarsson looking to control but Damn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ragnarsson with good strikes from the mount here!
Ragnarsson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Damn throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ragnarsson lands with some strikes.
Damn is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnarsson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ragnarsson lands a couple of good shots and Damn has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ragnarsson keeps control of the position as Damn tries to break free.
Ragnarsson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Damn knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Damn for a finish.
Ragnarsson punishes Damn with strikes from the back mount.
Ragnarsson has good solid back control here.
Ragnarsson is punishing Damn with strikes - can he finish him?!
Ragnarsson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Damn to escape the position.
Ragnarsson controlling well, preventing Damn from escaping the position.
Ragnarsson is looking to control Damn but Damn is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Ragnarsson gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Ragnarsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Magnus Ragnarsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ragnarsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Damn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ragnarsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ragnarsson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Damn!
Damn tries to escape but Ragnarsson is in control.
Damn is not content to let Ragnarsson control the position.
Damn tries to bench press Ragnarsson off him but Ragnarsson keeps the position.
Ragnarsson trying to control the action but Damn is working from the bottom.
Damn taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damn is looking to regain half guard here but Ragnarsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Ragnarsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ragnarsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Damn keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a few punches from side control.
Ragnarsson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Damn!
Ragnarsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ragnarsson lands a big elbow.
Ragnarsson unloading with bombs!
Damn is squirming around, avoiding Ragnarsson's attempts to control the action.
Ragnarsson lands with some strikes.
Damn tries to reverse the position but Ragnarsson maintains control.
Ragnarsson trying to control but Damn is having none of it.
Damn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ragnarsson is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Damn is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Magnus Ragnarsson!
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