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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaki Zaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnus Ragnarsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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138 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Magnus Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Zaki Zaki!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zaki looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ragnarsson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ragnarsson wants to control but Zaki is keeping him busy.
Ragnarsson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Zaki some visible discomfort.
Ragnarsson lands a nice forearm strike.
Zaki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ragnarsson working the ground and pound from side control.
Zaki felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Zaki tries to bench press Ragnarsson off him but Ragnarsson keeps the position.
Ragnarsson cracks Zaki with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Zaki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Zaki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnarsson lands a few punches from side control.
Ragnarsson is looking to take a break and control but Zaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ragnarsson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zaki is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Zaki takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ragnarsson landing a few strikes.
Zaki is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ragnarsson connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnarsson tries to advance to mount but Zaki denies him.
Ragnarsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zaki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Check out the look on Ragnarsson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ragnarsson taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ragnarsson controls the position.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow.
Ragnarsson lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ragnarsson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zaki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow.
Ragnarsson is putting a hurting on Zaki here, landing some big shots from side control.
Zaki takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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!
Ragnarsson happy to just control the position for now.
Ragnarsson advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Ragnarsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ragnarsson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ragnarsson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ragnarsson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ragnarsson lands a couple of good shots and Zaki has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Zaki defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Ragnarsson's arms.
Ragnarsson is landing with strikes. Zaki can't take much more of this.
Ragnarsson loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Zaki hold on?
Ragnarsson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaki is taking damage to the body and head.
Ragnarsson biding his time, looking for the opening.
Ragnarsson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Ragnarsson is punishing Zaki with strikes - can he finish him?!
Ragnarsson connects with a big shot to the side of Zaki's head.
Ragnarsson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Ragnarsson is working the ground and pound. Can Zaki escape?
Ragnarsson landing with strikes.
Ragnarsson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Zaki doesn't escape.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Ragnarsson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Ragnarsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ragnarsson throws a head kick but Zaki moves out of range.
A nice side step and Zaki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ragnarsson shoots in and bounces Zaki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ragnarsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ragnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ragnarsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ragnarsson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ragnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson chips away with some ground and pound.
Ragnarsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zaki is breathing heavily.
Ragnarsson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnarsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zaki looking for a guillotine here but Ragnarsson defends easily.
Ragnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaki can do to turn this around?
Ragnarsson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zaki is trying to escape the position but Ragnarsson is controlling the position.
Zaki is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ragnarsson connects with a decent elbow.
Magnus Ragnarsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ragnarsson lands some shots froms side control.
Ragnarsson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Zaki down.
Ragnarsson advances nicely into full mount.
Ragnarsson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ragnarsson content just to control the position here.
Ragnarsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ragnarsson with a couple of short strikes.
Ragnarsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ragnarsson with good strikes from the mount here!
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!
Ragnarsson has control of Zaki's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Zaki regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ragnarsson landing punches.
That's three 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 Zaki has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Can Zaki hold on?! Ragnarsson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Zaki covers up after that shot from Ragnarsson.
Zaki covers up after that shot from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson landing with strikes.
Ragnarsson lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ragnarsson is riding his opponent, not letting Zaki buck him off.
Ragnarsson cracks Zaki with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Zaki from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Ragnarsson is landing with strikes. Zaki can't take much more of this.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaki fending off the submission attempt from Ragnarsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnarsson has managed to slip his arm under Zaki's chin. This could be all over... yep, Zaki is tapping out! Submission win for Ragnarsson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Magnus Ragnarsson!
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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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