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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nils Ragnaar (ranked 1213 p4p, 145 weight class) and Zedidiah Goldberg (ranked 1937 p4p, 238 weight class). Ragnaar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mustasch - The Wave. Goldberg has chosen A Warrior's Call as his entrance music. Zedidiah Goldberg acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
6 - 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zedidiah Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnaar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goldberg misses with a few strikes there.
Goldberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnaar manages to avoid it.
Ragnaar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Goldberg blocks a low kick nicely.
Goldberg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Goldberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ragnaar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goldberg swinging wildly here.
Ragnaar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goldberg.
Ragnaar tries to land a leg kick but Goldberg saw it coming and moves away.
Goldberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnaar can pounce on him.
Ragnaar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Goldberg looks to land a body kick but Ragnaar moved away.
Goldberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Ragnaar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goldberg manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Goldberg releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ragnaar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goldberg.
Goldberg throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnaar's shoulder, as Ragnaar tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Goldberg scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar ducks under a wild hook from Goldberg.
Goldberg scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Ragnaar misses.
Despite the aggression on Goldberg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Goldberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Ragnaar connects with an inside leg kick.
Goldberg swinging wildly here.
Ragnaar scores with a nice strike.
Goldberg is looking to chop away at Ragnaar's legs.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but Goldberg moved away.
Despite the aggression on Goldberg's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ragnaar blocks the body kick.
As Goldberg tries to get set, Ragnaar tries to push him back and clinch up but Goldberg manages to avoid the attempt.
Ragnaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goldberg.
An inside leg kick from Ragnaar misses.
Ragnaar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goldberg blocks a leg kick.
Ragnaar slips a jab from Goldberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg throws a low kick but Ragnaar moves out of range easily.
Goldberg scores with a hook to the body. Ragnaar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnaar checks a low kick from Goldberg.
Goldberg throws a jab when Ragnaar was well out of range.
Goldberg throws a wild body kick that Ragnaar sees coming a mile off.
Goldberg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ragnaar looks to land a right hand but Goldberg moved out of range.
Goldberg is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ragnaar takes a swing at Goldberg's ribcage but misses.
As Ragnaar backs off Goldberg throws a huge counter combo but Ragnaar manages to avoid it all.
Ragnaar clinches up against the cage.
Goldberg lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnaar.
Still in the clinch, Goldberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnaar throws a punch but it's blocked by Goldberg.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Goldberg's ribcage.
Goldberg breaks the clinch.
Goldberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ragnaar tries to clinch there but Goldberg circles away.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but Goldberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ragnaar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Goldberg is out of range and Ragnaar settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Goldberg. Those never looked like landing.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick that misses.
Goldberg lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Goldberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ragnaar wants to slow Goldberg down by chopping away at his legs.
Goldberg appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Goldberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnaar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ragnaar lands with a cross.
Ragnaar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goldberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goldberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ragnaar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goldberg throws a lazy right hand but Ragnaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ragnaar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goldberg.
Ragnaar tries to counter by clinching up but Goldberg breaks away and moves out of range.
Ragnaar closes the distance and clinches.
Ragnaar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goldberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Goldberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Ragnaar has double underhooks.
Goldberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ragnaar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Goldberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnaar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Goldberg unleashes a big counter combination but Ragnaar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ragnaar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Goldberg tests Ragnaar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ragnaar drives through and clinches with Goldberg against the cage.
Ragnaar pushes Goldberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnaar misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands with a short shot to the head.
Ragnaar is struggling to control the position.
Goldberg is trying to break the clinch but Ragnaar has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldberg is trying to push Ragnaar away but Ragnaar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goldberg avoids it.
Goldberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zedidiah Goldberg will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goldberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ragnaar feints and then cracks Goldberg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goldberg down.
Ragnaar scores with a jab to the body.
Goldberg tried to score with a low kick but Ragnaar checks it.
Ragnaar slips a straight right by Goldberg.
Goldberg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Goldberg checks the leg kick.
Ragnaar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Goldberg misses the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goldberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goldberg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Nils Ragnaar has been cut.
Goldberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ragnaar tries to counter by clinching up but Goldberg breaks away and moves out of range.
Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
Goldberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldberg swinging wildly here.
Ragnaar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnaar.
Nils Ragnaar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ragnaar slows down the pace here.
Ragnaar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goldberg is defending well for now.
Goldberg breaks the clinch.
Ragnaar throws a low kick but Goldberg moves out of range easily.
Goldberg scores with a three punch combo!
Zedidiah Goldberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goldberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ragnaar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goldberg. That did some damage!
Goldberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnaar.
Goldberg misses with a two punch combination.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick that misses.
Goldberg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Goldberg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ragnaar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Zedidiah Goldberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Goldberg checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnaar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goldberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ragnaar dodges the punch combination from Goldberg.
Goldberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goldberg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Goldberg misses with a double jab
and Ragnaar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ragnaar misses with some punches.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Ragnaar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goldberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Goldberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A clash of legs there as Goldberg blocks the low kick.
Ragnaar throws a chopping leg kick but Goldberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ragnaar looks to land a right hand but Goldberg moved out of range.
Ragnaar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goldberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnaar backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg avoiding damage as Ragnaar throws knees to the body.
Goldberg breaks from the clinch.
Goldberg scores with a push kick.
Goldberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ragnaar is looking to counter the offense by Goldberg and move into the clinch.
Ragnaar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Goldberg appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Goldberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnaar can pounce on him.
Ragnaar checks the leg kick.
Ragnaar pushes Goldberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Goldberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Goldberg misses with some punches.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Goldberg fails to land.
Goldberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnaar backwards.
Goldberg breaks the clinch.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but Goldberg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Goldberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar tries to counter by clinching up but Goldberg breaks away and moves out of range.
Ragnaar blocks a head kick by Goldberg.
Goldberg throws a right and a left that Ragnaar avoids nicely.
That's four 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!
Sloppy strikes from Goldberg. Those never looked like landing.
Goldberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ragnaar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ragnaar tries to clinch up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ragnaar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Goldberg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goldberg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Goldberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Ragnaar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goldberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnaar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goldbergs head.
Goldberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ragnaar missing with knees to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ragnaar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goldberg.
Goldberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ragnaar thumps Goldberg with a low kick.
Goldberg misses with a shot to the body
and Ragnaar counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar tries to land knees in the clinch but Goldberg avoids the damage to the body.
Goldberg wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zedidiah Goldberg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nils Ragnaar's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.
Goldberg drops his hands momentarily and Ragnaar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Goldberg looks to land a combination. Ragnaar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ragnaar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goldberg misses with a head kick.
Ragnaar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ragnaar scores with a nice strike.
A low kick from Ragnaar misses
and Goldberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ragnaar, right into the meat.
Ragnaar throws a front kick aimed at Goldberg's knee but Goldberg avoids it well.
Goldberg throws a leg kick but Ragnaar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Goldberg throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ragnaar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goldberg scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnaar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ragnaar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ragnaar loads up on a big right hand but Goldberg slips the punch.
Goldberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goldberg throws a right hand that Ragnaar ducks under and follows up with a left that Ragnaar also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheers as Ragnaar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Goldberg doesn't seem phased though.
Goldberg connects with a nice looking jab.
Ragnaar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goldberg throws a counter combo.
Ragnaar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Goldberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar moves into the clinch successfully.
Ragnaar missing with knees to the body.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body.
Ragnaar trying to land knees to the body.
Goldberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ragnaar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Goldberg has had enough of the clinch but Ragnaar keeps him there for the moment.
Goldberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnaar.
Nils Ragnaar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goldberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee 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!
Goldberg tries a body shot but Ragnaar blocks it.
Ragnaar missing with knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands a hook that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards.
Goldberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnaar backwards.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ragnaar stalling the fight.
Goldberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar missing with knees to the body.
Ragnaar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goldberg manages to break the clinch.
Ragnaar moves into the clinch.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ragnaar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Goldberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Goldberg misses.
Goldberg throws a leg kick but Ragnaar moved away.
Goldberg misses with a double jab
and Ragnaar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goldberg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goldberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goldberg backwards.
Goldberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Ragnaar has double underhooks.
Goldberg is trying to break free.
Goldberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goldberg avoids it.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses with the head strike.
Ragnaar lands with a right to the head.
Ragnaar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnaar misses with a knee strike.
Goldberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ragnaar trying to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Goldberg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Goldberg avoiding damage as Ragnaar throws knees to the body.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goldberg avoids it.
Goldberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Ragnaar controls his hands.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Goldberg's ribcage.
Ragnaar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goldberg is defending well for now.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goldberg avoids it.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goldberg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnaar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goldberg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Ragnaar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goldberg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zedidiah Goldberg!
Zedidiah Goldberg was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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