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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ophelius Ragnar (ranked 7220 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Jones (ranked 3261 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Ski Mask The Slump God - Faucet Failure as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 cm
25
222 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ophelius Ragnar! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Donny Jones! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ragnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ragnar! Ragnar struggling a bit here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ragnar keeping his opponent close. Jones wants to stand but Ragnar is controlling his arm. You can see the frustration on Ragnar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Jones wants to control but Ragnar is keeping him busy. Jones taking a breather here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ragnar tries to improve position but can't. Ragnar can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ragnar keeping his opponent close. You can see the frustration on Ragnar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ragnar holding on. Jones tries for a kimura but Ragnar is defending well. Jones working away. Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ragnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Jones wants to stand but Ragnar is controlling his arm. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Ragnar is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now. Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ragnar keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Jones stuffs the takedown. Jones changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Ragnar throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily. Jones steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ragnar. Ragnar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ragnar swivels though and keeps the full guard. Ragnar keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully. Jones looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Ragnar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ragnar is looking to cinch up a triangle. Jones throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ragnar's body to avoid the submission. Ragnar has instead reached around Jones's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ragnar arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ophelius Ragnar!
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G |
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
33% |
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