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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Sigurd Ragnarsson (ranked 4698 p4p, 437 weight class) and Vlad Putin (ranked 4120 p4p, 417 weight class). Ragnarsson comes to the ring accompanied by Wardruna-Blood Eagle. Putin has chosen Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sigurd Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 26 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the side of Putin's head but Putin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Putin throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson moved away.
Ragnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Putin.
Ragnarsson wants to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Putin misses.
Putin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ragnarsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ragnarsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Putin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ragnarsson avoids the body shot from Putin.
Ragnarsson works the jab nicely.
Putin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ragnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Putin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Putin.
Putin just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnarsson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Da Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Ragnarsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Putin walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin throws a lazy uppercut
and Putin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ragnarsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Ragnarsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Putin misses with a kick to the body
and Ragnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Putin throws a right and a left that Ragnarsson avoids nicely.
Putin gets a clinch.
Ragnarsson gets through Putin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Putin lands a nice uppercut.
Ragnarsson lands an uppercut.
Putin lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ragnarsson blocks an elbow strike from Putin.
Ragnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Putin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ragnarsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Putin connects with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Putin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Putin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Ragnarsson lands an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Ragnarsson - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Putin.
Putin cracks Ragnarsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ragnarsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ragnarsson slips under a jab.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ragnarsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ragnarsson checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That kick from Ragnarsson tenderised Putin's leg. Putin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ragnarsson works over Putin's head and body with a nice combination.
Putin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ragnarsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Putin's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sigurd Ragnarsson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ragnarsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ragnarsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Putin checks it well.
Putin defending well as Ragnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Putin staying out of range there.
Ragnarsson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Putin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ragnarsson backs up against the ropes.
Ragnarsson is looking to score with low kicks.
Putin tries to land a leg kick but Ragnarsson saw it coming and moves away.
Ragnarsson lands with a good body shot.
Putin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnarsson can pounce on him.
Ragnarsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Putin misses with a hook.
Ragnarsson throws a big counter combination but Putin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ragnarsson scores with a jab. Putin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ragnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Putin moves out of range easily.
Ragnarsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sigurd Ragnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Putin moves away from the strike by Ragnarsson.
Putin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ragnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Putin blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin feints and then cracks Ragnarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ragnarsson down.
Putin walks into a left hand.
Ragnarsson throws a hook to the side of Putin's head but Putin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sigurd Ragnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnarsson lands with a cross.
Vlad Putin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Putin throws a nice looking combination but Ragnarsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ragnarsson throws out a leg kick but Putin moves out of range and Ragnarsson only half commits.
Ragnarsson blocks the body kick.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Putin looks to land a left hand but Ragnarsson moved out of range nicely.
Ragnarsson throws an overhand right that lands on Putin's shoulder, as Putin tries to avoid the shot.
Putin throws a series of punches but Ragnarsson avoids them all with ease.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ragnarsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Putin misses with a head kick.
Ragnarsson throws a right and a left that Putin avoids nicely.
Putin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ragnarsson scores with a punch to the head.
Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnarsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Putin throws a series of punches but Ragnarsson avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Ragnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ragnarsson blocks a jab.
Putin throws a body kick that misses.
Putin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ragnarsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Putin's sensitive parts.
Putin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ragnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Putin can do to turn this around?
Ragnarsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Putin's head.
Ragnarsson clinches up against the ropes.
Putin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ragnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Putin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Ragnarsson blocks it.
Ragnarsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sigurd Ragnarsson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ragnarsson throws a hook but Putin avoids it easily.
Ragnarsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Ragnarsson managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnarsson.
Putin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ragnarsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Ragnarsson breaks from the clinch.
Putin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Putin tries to move into range but Ragnarsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Putin wants to clinch but Ragnarsson slips to the side
and Ragnarsson counters with a leg kick.
Ragnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ragnarsson.
A head kick misses from Putin.
Good standup being displayed there by Ragnarsson as he connects with a hook.
Ragnarsson misses with a wild combination.
And Putin responds with a good body kick, but Ragnarsson manages to step out the way in time.
Putin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnarsson. Putin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ragnarsson lands the left hand.
Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Putin misses with a wild combination.
Ragnarsson is looking to counter punch.
Vlad Putin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Putin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnarsson scores with a body shot.
Putin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ragnarsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Putin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ragnarsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Putin. That did some damage!
Ragnarsson lands a jab to the head.
Ragnarsson dips to his left and cracks Putin with an uppercut!
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!
Putin moves out of range as Ragnarsson throws a body kick.
Ragnarsson forces Putin back against the ropes and clinches.
Nice body punch from Ragnarsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ragnarsson avoids it.
Putin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Still in the clinch, Putin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putin.
Ragnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ragnarsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sigurd Ragnarsson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ragnarsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ragnarsson presses Putin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Ragnarsson.
Putin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ragnarsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Putin is looking to slow Ragnarsson down with leg kicks.
Ragnarsson lands a head kick. Putin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ragnarsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnarsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Putin's head backwards.
Ragnarsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnarsson is looking to slow Putin down with leg kicks.
Putin ducks right into an uppercut from Ragnarsson.
An inside leg kick from Putin misses.
Ragnarsson blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sigurd Ragnarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ragnarsson 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigurd Ragnarsson!
An intense looking Sigurd Ragnarsson took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Holds a bloody glove in the air ...For THe LeGiON!!! Wardruna-Blood Eagle theme song kicks back on and the crowd goes Buzerk!!!'.
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