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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nils Ragnaar (ranked 23943 p4p, 759 weight class) and Carl Johnson (ranked 8604 p4p, 668 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nils Ragnaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carl Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnaar gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ragnaar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson fails to pull guard.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Ragnaar lands a knee to the body.
Ragnaar lands with a right to the head.
Ragnaar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands with a right to the head.
Ragnaar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Ragnaar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
I was talking to Ragnaar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short uppercut from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ragnaar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands a left hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ragnaar lands a knee to the body.
Ragnaar just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnaar.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Ragnaar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
Ragnaar stalling in the clinch.
Ragnaar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ragnaar blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Ragnaar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Johnson up against the cage.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnaar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
A short left from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ragnaar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Ragnaar controlling the action here for a moment.
Ragnaar lands a left hand.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnaar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Ragnaar 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.
Ragnaar rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ragnaar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ragnaar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ragnaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ragnaar thumps Johnson with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ragnaar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nils Ragnaar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Come on Ragnaar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ragnaar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar effectively controlling the action here.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar slowing the pace effectively.
Ragnaar has Johnson pressed against the cage.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Ragnaar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ragnaar.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Ragnaar on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson is rocked!
Ragnaar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ragnaar finish him?
Ragnaar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ragnaar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ragnaar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Ragnaar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
Ragnaar scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Ragnaar has the dominant position.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnaar has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ragnaar pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnaar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragnaar blocks an uppercut.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ragnaar lands a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands with a left to the head.
Ragnaar lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Ragnaar.
Johnson wants to break free but Ragnaar has control.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Ragnaar has the dominant position.
Ragnaar lands a shoulder strike.
Ragnaar pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Ragnaar dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ragnaar scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson thumps Ragnaar with a low kick.
Carl Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ragnaar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ragnaar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ragnaar feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnaar. That's going to slow Johnson down.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ragnaar clinches with his opponent.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands with a left to the head.
Ragnaar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Ragnaar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Ragnaar to work.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ragnaar has double underhooks.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands a knee to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ragnaar lands a right hand.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ragnaar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ragnaar lands a knee to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ragnaar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Ragnaar stalling the fight.
Ragnaar scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Ragnaar scores with a shoulder strike.
Ragnaar lands a knee to the body.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Ragnaar is controlling him.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Ragnaar lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Ragnaar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ragnaar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ragnaar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carl Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Ragnaar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ragnaar 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Ragnaar!
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hype
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