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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osgar Ragnvaldr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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181 lbs
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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Osgar Ragnvaldr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnvaldr lands a front kick.
Ragnvaldr jabs Van Der Sluijs right on the nose. Van Der Sluijs blinks but takes it well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ragnvaldr.
Van Der Sluijs being controlled for a moment.
Ragnvaldr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van Der Sluijs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ragnvaldr is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Van Der Sluijs will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs defending against the ground and pound.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Van Der Sluijs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ragnvaldr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ragnvaldr postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ragnvaldr is controlling him well.
Van Der Sluijs is being controlled here.
Van Der Sluijs takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ragnvaldr prevents Van Der Sluijs from escaping the position.
Ragnvaldr controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ragnvaldr has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Der Sluijs checks a leg kick.
Ragnvaldr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Van Der Sluijs if he has to take too many more of those.
Ragnvaldr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ragnvaldr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr throws a low kick, looking for Van Der Sluijs's leg but Van Der Sluijs calmly moves out of range.
Ragnvaldr swings for the body but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Ragnvaldr misses with an uppercut. Van Der Sluijs saw that one coming.
Ragnvaldr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ragnvaldr swings for the body but Van Der Sluijs moves out of range.
Van Der Sluijs thinks about the counter body kick.
Van Der Sluijs has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ragnvaldr misses with an uppercut
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a nice body kick.
Ragnvaldr cracks the inside of Van Der Sluijs's front leg.
Osgar Ragnvaldr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnvaldr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ragnvaldr throws a leg kick which misses Van Der Sluijs's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Der Sluijs tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr misses with a left hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a head kick.
Ragnvaldr looks to land a left hand but Van Der Sluijs moved out of range nicely.
Ragnvaldr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Der Sluijs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ragnvaldr shoots for a takedown but Van Der Sluijs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ragnvaldr misses with a leg kick
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a body kick that stops Ragnvaldr in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnvaldr scores with a nice right hand.
Van Der Sluijs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ragnvaldr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ragnvaldr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Der Sluijs feints a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osgar Ragnvaldr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ragnvaldr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ragnvaldr throws a push kick but Van Der Sluijs slaps the foot to one side.
Ragnvaldr moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Der Sluijs.
Ragnvaldr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Der Sluijs feints a counter leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs staying out of range there.
Van Der Sluijs only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs ducks right into an uppercut from Ragnvaldr.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ragnvaldr.
Van Der Sluijs gets caught flat footed, as Ragnvaldr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ragnvaldr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Der Sluijs can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Sluijs wants to stand up but Ragnvaldr is controlling him.
Ragnvaldr is stalling in the full guard.
Ragnvaldr wants to pass the guard but Van Der Sluijs is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs wants to get back to his feet but Ragnvaldr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ragnvaldr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ragnvaldr trying to move into half guard but instead Van Der Sluijs has managed to sweep!
That's two 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.
Van Der Sluijs won't allow Ragnvaldr to sweep him here.
Van Der Sluijs tries to stand but Ragnvaldr is controlling from the bottom.
Ragnvaldr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ragnvaldr is looking for a triangle but Van Der Sluijs pushes his legs off easily.
Van Der Sluijs wants to stand but Ragnvaldr has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ragnvaldr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Van Der Sluijs tries to stand but Ragnvaldr is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to stand up but Ragnvaldr won't let him.
Ragnvaldr is trying to control the position but Van Der Sluijs postures up.
Ragnvaldr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Der Sluijs gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ragnvaldr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Der Sluijs's head.
Ragnvaldr throws a hook but Van Der Sluijs blocks it.
Van Der Sluijs shapes to counter with a head kick.
Van Der Sluijs takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnvaldr throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ragnvaldr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ragnvaldr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnvaldr throws a lazy right hand but Van Der Sluijs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnvaldr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Der Sluijs replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ragnvaldr blocks it well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ragnvaldr. Van Der Sluijs shrugs it off though.
Ragnvaldr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Der Sluijs's waist but Van Der Sluijs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ragnvaldr off to one side.
A little jabbing left from Van Der Sluijs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnvaldr misses with a left hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a head kick. That will keep Ragnvaldr thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ragnvaldr just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osgar Ragnvaldr dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ragnvaldr misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ragnvaldr is looking to score with low kicks.
Ragnvaldr tries to land a leg kick but Van Der Sluijs saw it coming and moves away.
Ragnvaldr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ragnvaldr connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnvaldr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ragnvaldr feints and then cracks Van Der Sluijs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Der Sluijs down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Sluijs tries to move into range but Ragnvaldr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ragnvaldr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Der Sluijs feints a counter leg kick.
Van Der Sluijs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ragnvaldr. Ragnvaldr obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Der Sluijs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ragnvaldr misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van Der Sluijs defending well as Ragnvaldr loads up on a big left hand.
Van Der Sluijs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Der Sluijs slips under a jab from Ragnvaldr.
Van Der Sluijs thinks about the counter body kick.
Ragnvaldr swings widly with a right hand
and Van Der Sluijs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ragnvaldr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Der Sluijs was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ragnvaldr lands the left hand.
Ragnvaldr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
James Van Der Sluijs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Van Der Sluijs is trying to stand back up but Ragnvaldr is controlling him
Ground and pound from Ragnvaldr.
Van Der Sluijs pushes Ragnvaldr off but Ragnvaldr dives into side control.
The strikes coming from Ragnvaldr are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
A lull in the action here.
Van Der Sluijs stops Ragnvaldr from passing to mount.
Ragnvaldr in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to get back to his feet.
Van Der Sluijs is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ragnvaldr is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ragnvaldr cracks Van Der Sluijs with a big right hand but Van Der Sluijs just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ragnvaldr controlling the position.
Van Der Sluijs is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ragnvaldr is controlling him well.
Ragnvaldr is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to buck Ragnvaldr off.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ragnvaldr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs counters with a body kick.
Van Der Sluijs defending well as Ragnvaldr loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osgar Ragnvaldr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ragnvaldr 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osgar Ragnvaldr!
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