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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bolleke (ranked 772 p4p, 97 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 1381 p4p, 169 weight class). Ragnaar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mustasch - The Wave. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Bolleke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nils Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolleke throws a right and a left that Ragnaar avoids nicely.
Ragnaar tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bolleke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnaar lands a right hook to the body.
Bolleke misses with a straight left.
Bolleke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bolleke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Ragnaar misses.
Thomas Bolleke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolleke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bolleke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ragnaar gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolleke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ragnaar walks away with a smile on his face. Bolleke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice body punch from Bolleke.
A big right from Ragnaar misses.
Bolleke throws a hook but Ragnaar avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bolleke cracks Ragnaar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Bolleke tries to clinch there but Ragnaar circles away.
Ragnaar avoids the body shot from Bolleke.
Bolleke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bolleke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bolleke tries to clinch
and Ragnaar counters with a good low kick that Bolleke was not able to check.
Ragnaar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bolleke lands with a right hand.
It looks like Bolleke has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bolleke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bolleke lands a head shot.
Bolleke checks a low kick from Ragnaar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolleke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke has managed to clinch.
Bolleke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ragnaar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bolleke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bolleke can't find room to land a body shot as Ragnaar controls the action.
Bolleke throws a head punch that misses.
Bolleke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ragnaar blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar blocks a body shot from Bolleke.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnaar.
Bolleke prevents a body shot from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar digs a right hand underneath Bolleke's ribcage. Bolleke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bolleke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolleke pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolleke keeping moving, preventing Ragnaar from controlling successfully.
Bolleke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Bolleke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ragnaar closes the distance and pushes Bolleke back into the ropes.
Ragnaar tries to land knees in the clinch but Bolleke avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnaar.
Bolleke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ragnaar tries a body shot but Bolleke blocks it.
Ragnaar throws a punch but it's blocked by Bolleke.
Bolleke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bolleke.
Bolleke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnaar backwards.
A short body shot lands from Bolleke as the two fighters clinch.
Ragnaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Ragnaar.
Bolleke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnaar misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas Bolleke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Bolleke.
Ragnaar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolleke prevents a body shot from Ragnaar.
Bolleke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bolleke pulls Ragnaar into guard.
Bolleke wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke keeping moving, preventing Ragnaar from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bolleke is on top in guard.
Bolleke trying to control but Ragnaar is working from the bottom.
Bolleke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bolleke trying to control the position from guard on top but Ragnaar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bolleke postures up.
Ragnaar wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bolleke is now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolleke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bolleke is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bolleke is trying to control the action in half guard but Ragnaar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bolleke stalling.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bolleke is working for a kimura but Ragnaar is defending it quite comfortably.
Bolleke is working for a kimura but Ragnaar is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Bolleke dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ragnaar connects with a solid leg kick.
Nils Ragnaar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnaar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bolleke is able to avoid easily.
Bolleke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnaar counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Bolleke.
Bolleke walks into a stiff left hand from Ragnaar.
Bolleke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ragnaar at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolleke cracks Ragnaar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ragnaar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bolleke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolleke wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ragnaar, who protects the arm well.
Bolleke wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ragnaar, who protects the arm well.
Ragnaar has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Ragnaar is looking for a sweep.
Ragnaar tries to escape but Bolleke is in control.
Bolleke taking a breather here.
Ragnaar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ragnaar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bolleke is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ragnaar tries to bench press Bolleke off him but Bolleke keeps the position.
Bolleke wants to control but Ragnaar is keeping him busy.
Ragnaar taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Bolleke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bolleke 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Thomas Bolleke!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Thomas Bolleke!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Thomas Bolleke!
Thomas Bolleke wins by unanimous decision!
Thomas Bolleke thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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