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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramses Xll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xll kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Scarab - Ankh. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 cm
24
205 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
192 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramses Xll! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Sigfridsson! The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sigfridsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Xll slips under a jab from Sigfridsson. Xll is looking to counter punch. Xll throws a poor cross that misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a straight right hand. Xll dodges the punch combination from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson moves in looking to clinch but Xll pushes him off. Xll scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Xll takes a shot right to the bread basket. Sigfridsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Xll's calf. Xll has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sigfridsson. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Some bone on bone action there as Xll checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Sigfridsson misses with a looping right. Xll seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Xll with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Xll there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sigfridsson needs to keep his hands up - Xll had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Xll misses with a wild body shot. Sigfridsson missing with a left hand there. Xll was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Sigfridsson gets off balance looking for a body kick enabling Xll to counter with a crisp jab. Sigfridsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A solid leg kick lands there for Sigfridsson.
Xll takes a swing at Sigfridsson's ribcage but misses. Xll scores with a hook to the body. Sigfridsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Benjamin Sigfridsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Xll throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Xll throws a body punch but Sigfridsson moves out of range. Sigfridsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Xll throws a leg kick but Sigfridsson checks it. A little jabbing left from Sigfridsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Sigfridsson throws a hook to the side of Xll's head but Xll sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Xll moves into range and connects with a jab. Sigfridsson rushes Xll and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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! Sigfridsson scores with a nice hook to the head. Xll tries to break free but Sigfridsson pushes him back against the cage. Sigfridsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Xll. A bit of stalling here from Sigfridsson.
Xll lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Xll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sigfridsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Sigfridsson clinches with his opponent.
Xll throws a head punch that misses. Sigfridsson misses with a hook from the clinch. Xll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xll manages to break the clinch.
Xll misses with a body punch
and Sigfridsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Xll throws a sloppy head kick and Sigfridsson counters by clinching up. Xll throws a head punch that misses. Nice body punch from Sigfridsson - that landed with a thud.
Sigfridsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Xll gets an underhook and turns Sigfridsson into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Xll jumps guard but Sigfridsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. The referee is keeping an eye on Sigfridsson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Xll lands a body punch. Sigfridsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xll lands a hook to the side of the head. Xll jumps guard but Sigfridsson stands there with Xll around his waist. Xll gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sigfridsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Sigfridsson looks to land a body kick but Xll moved away. Sigfridsson scores with a body shot.
Xll 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. Sigfridsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sigfridsson lands a front kick. Sigfridsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xll.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sigfridsson tried to score with a low kick but Xll checks it. Sigfridsson motions for Xll to come forward. Sigfridsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Xll was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Sigfridsson throws a sloppy head kick and Xll counters with a straight right hand. Sigfridsson tries to move into range but Xll moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Xll throws a head kick that Sigfridsson semi-blocks.
Sigfridsson is rocked! Xll is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Xll takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Sigfridsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Xll finish him? Sigfridsson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Xll. Sigfridsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Sigfridsson seems to have recovered his senses. A left lands for Xll. Sigfridsson checks the leg kick. Xll fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sigfridsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Xll throws a good cross that connects.
Sigfridsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Sigfridsson lands an overhand right. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benjamin Sigfridsson will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sigfridsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Xll has been working on his balance at Midnight MMA, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Sigfridsson. Sigfridsson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sigfridsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Sigfridsson misses with a straight left. Sigfridsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Sigfridsson moves away from the strike by Xll. Sigfridsson looks like he wants to counter punch here. Xll moves out of range as Sigfridsson strikes. Sigfridsson has closed the distance and engaged Xll in a clinch.
Xll working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Xll breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sigfridsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big head kick from Xll and Sigfridsson is sent sprawling to the canvas! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Xll stopping the sweep attempt from Sigfridsson. Xll gets to his feet - Sigfridsson follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round. Xll dodges the punch combination from Sigfridsson.
Xll was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Sigfridsson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Xll lands a right hand from hell, dropping Sigfridsson. Xll pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramses Xll! Ramses Xll seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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