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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Lothbrock (ranked 3432 p4p, 23313 weight class) and Martins Verdins (ranked 119 p4p, 264 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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5 - 23 - 0 |
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200 cm
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295
7 - 17 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ragnar Lothbrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Martins Verdins!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Lothbrock has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Verdins throws a punch but it's blocked by Lothbrock.
Verdins avoiding damage as Lothbrock throws knees to the body.
Verdins jumps guard but Lothbrock stands there with Verdins around his waist. Verdins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lothbrock gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lothbrock trying to control but Verdins is working from the bottom.
Lothbrock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lothbrock content to stall in guard here.
Lothbrock postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Verdins is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lothbrock, into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdins looking to pass the guard.
Lothbrock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lothbrock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Verdins won't allow Lothbrock to sweep him here.
Lothbrock working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Verdins has passed into half guard!
Verdins is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lothbrock reverses the position - he's now on top in Verdins's guard.
Verdins keeping moving, preventing Lothbrock from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock gets to his feet - Verdins follows without any prompting.
Lothbrock closes the distance and pushes Verdins back into the cage.
Verdins trying to control the position but instead, Lothbrock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Verdins into the cage.
Verdins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lothbrock has picked Verdins up - he's going for a ride! Lothbrock dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Verdins taking some punishment here, with Lothbrock in his half guard.
Verdins has hold of Lothbrock's hands but Lothbrock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lothbrock keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Verdins trying to control here.
Lothbrock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Verdins has hold of Lothbrock's hands but Lothbrock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lothbrock trying to control the pace.
Lothbrock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Verdins is not content to let Lothbrock control the position.
Lothbrock working Verdins over with strikes.
Lothbrock keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lothbrock is looking for a kimura but Verdins is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lothbrock to get the leverage.
Verdins is trying to stand up here but Lothbrock is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verdins tries to roll over but Lothbrock keeps him under control.
Lothbrock controlling the action here.
Verdins wants to get back to full guard.
Verdins throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lothbrock working over Verdins with some ground and pound. Verdins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lothbrock with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lothbrock seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lothbrock takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Lothbrock dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lothbrock has closed the distance and engaged Verdins in a clinch.
Lothbrock breaks from the clinch.
Verdins clinches.
Verdins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lothbrock smiles and moves away.
Verdins tries to keep at a distance but Lothbrock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Verdins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lothbrock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lothbrock goes for a takedown in the clinch but Verdins prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrock is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ragnar Lothbrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martins Verdins.
The referee calls for Lothbrock to work.
Lothbrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Verdins backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrock decides to pull guard.
Lothbrock pulls Verdins in to control the position.
Lothbrock lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lothbrock engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Verdins has momentary wrist control but Lothbrock slips an elbow through the middle.
Lothbrock content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lothbrock lands a couple of digs.
Lothbrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Verdins can do to turn this around?
Lothbrock postures up and lands a big shot to Verdins's brow.
Ragnar Lothbrock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Verdins looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock trying to control but Verdins is working from the bottom.
Verdins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lothbrock controls the pace.
Lothbrock stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lothbrock closes the distance and pushes Verdins back into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lothbrock.
Lothbrock has Verdins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Verdins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lothbrock can't find room to land a body shot as Verdins controls the action.
Verdins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lothbrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Verdins backwards.
Lothbrock stalling.
Verdins stops a takedown attempt from Lothbrock.
Lothbrock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock moves into range and clinches up with Verdins.
A right hook to the body lands for Lothbrock.
Verdins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Verdins is breathing heavily.
Lothbrock gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Verdins is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lothbrock dives into side control.
Verdins takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lothbrock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lothbrock has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Verdins should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock clinches.
Lothbrock goes for a takedown attempt but Verdins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lothbrock misses with a takedown attempt - Verdins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Verdins steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lothbrock.
Verdins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Verdins wants it to stay on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lothbrock tries to clinch there but Verdins circles away.
Despite the aggression on Verdins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lothbrock tries to clinch up.
Lothbrock slaps away a takedown attempt from Verdins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Verdins tries to clinch up but Lothbrock circles away and keeps his distance.
Lothbrock is looking to clinch.
Lothbrock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Lothbrock dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lothbrock closes the distance and clinches.
Lothbrock lands a damaging elbow.
Ragnar Lothbrock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lothbrock slowing the pace effectively.
Lothbrock is working for takedown but Verdins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lothbrock gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Verdins wants to stand but Lothbrock is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lothbrock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lothbrock scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrock advances to half guard.
Ground and pound from Lothbrock.
Verdins moves into full guard.
Lothbrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Verdins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Verdins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lothbrock's guard.
Lothbrock throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Verdins wants to control from the top but Lothbrock keeps moving.
Lothbrock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Verdins controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock wants to sweep here but Verdins controlling him for the moment.
Lothbrock looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Verdins passes into side control.
Lothbrock is trying to control Verdins's posture but Verdins avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock is looking for a sweep.
Ragnar Lothbrock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Verdins is looking to take a break and control but Lothbrock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lothbrock is looking to reverse the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lothbrock clinches.
Lothbrock looking for a takedown.
Verdins wants to take the fight to the mat but Lothbrock manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lothbrock blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verdins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lothbrock clinches up with Verdins and pushes him back against the cage.
Lothbrock has Verdins pressed against the cage, preventing Verdins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Verdins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lothbrock has him pressed against the cage.
Lothbrock works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lothbrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Verdins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verdins is trying to control the position but Lothbrock postures up.
Lothbrock cracks Verdins with a solid left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Verdins is pulling down on Lothbrock's head to control his posture.
Lothbrock passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Lothbrock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lothbrock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Lothbrock!
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energy
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hype
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