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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Lothbrok (ranked 297 p4p, 642 weight class) and Waheed Saqqaf (ranked 45 p4p, 88 weight class). Saqqaf has chosen The Endless River - Eternal Insomnia as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ragnar Lothbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Waheed Saqqaf!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lothbrok moves out of range of the strikes.
Lothbrok avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lothbrok comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lothbrok throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Saqqaf to counter with a crisp jab.
Lothbrok misses with a leg kick
and Saqqaf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saqqaf.
Saqqaf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saqqaf. That's going to slow Lothbrok down.
Saqqaf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lothbrok.
Saqqaf slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Lothbrok misses the target.
Lothbrok throws a body punch but Saqqaf moves out of range.
Lothbrok takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lothbrok is rocked!
It looks like Ragnar Lothbrok has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lothbrok. Saqqaf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Lothbrok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lothbrok stuns Saqqaf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy left from Lothbrok finds it's target.
Lothbrok seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Lothbrok catches Saqqaf right on the button with a cross.
Lothbrok scores with a jab. Saqqaf acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lothbrok throws a shot to the body.
Saqqaf takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saqqaf misses with a low kick.
Lothbrok throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lothbrok connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lothbrok fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saqqaf on the side of the head.
Lothbrok takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saqqaf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Lothbrok on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lothbrok throws a poor cross that misses
and Saqqaf counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saqqaf thuds his right hand into Lothbrok's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lothbrok connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Lothbrok does no damage.
Lothbrok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lothbrok throws a jab but it's blocked by Saqqaf.
A head kick misses from Saqqaf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok misses with a lunging right hand
and Saqqaf counters with a thumping low kick.
Lothbrok scores with a shot to the body.
Lothbrok displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saqqaf throws out the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Lothbrok. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lothbrok.
Lothbrok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saqqaf moves away from the strike by Lothbrok.
Lothbrok fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Waheed Saqqaf has been cut.
Nice shot by Lothbrok.
Lothbrok with a jab.
Lothbrok lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lothbrok throws a leg kick but Saqqaf sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lothbrok lands the left hand.
Saqqaf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lothbrok missing with a left hand there. Saqqaf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saqqaf checks the leg kick nicely there.
Saqqaf looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saqqaf jabs Lothbrok right on the nose. Lothbrok blinks but takes it well.
Lothbrok tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saqqaf tries to move into range but Lothbrok moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Saqqaf lands with a slapping head kick.
Lothbrok misses with a straight left.
Lothbrok with a nice calf kick.
Lothbrok looks to land a left hand but Saqqaf moved out of range nicely.
Saqqaf getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice defenses there by Saqqaf.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lothbrok.
Saqqaf misses with a low kick.
It looked like Lothbrok wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lothbrok misses with a hook
and Saqqaf counters with a thumping low kick.
Saqqaf throws a looping overhand right but Lothbrok ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Lothbrok connects with a leg kick.
Saqqaf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lothbrok.
Saqqaf looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Lothbrok misses.
Lothbrok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saqqaf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saqqaf takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lothbrok lands with a good body shot.
Saqqaf checks a low kick from Lothbrok.
Saqqaf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saqqaf moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saqqaf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lothbrok lands a lovely overhand right.
Saqqaf misses with a low kick as Lothbrok jumps back.
Saqqaf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saqqaf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saqqaf throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lothbrok tests Saqqaf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've been told by Lothbrok's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lothbrok lands a right hook to the body.
Saqqaf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lothbrok. That did some damage!
Lothbrok throws a jab but it's blocked by Saqqaf.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Lothbrok dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saqqaf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saqqaf throws a lazy body kick
and Lothbrok connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saqqaf takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lothbrok.
Lothbrok misses with a body shot.
Saqqaf looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Saqqaf misses the shot to the body.
Saqqaf throws an off balance right hand
and Lothbrok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lothbrok throws a low kick but Saqqaf avoids it.
Lothbrok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saqqaf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lothbrok's sensitive parts.
Saqqaf throws a hook but Lothbrok avoids it easily.
Lothbrok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saqqaf can do to turn this around?
A shot to the liver by Lothbrok. Beautiful body shot.
Saqqaf throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lothbrok throws a hook but Saqqaf avoids it easily.
Saqqaf throws an overhand right that lands on Lothbrok's shoulder, as Lothbrok tries to avoid the shot.
Lothbrok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saqqaf.
An attempted straight right counter from Lothbrok misses the target.
Saqqaf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lothbrok momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saqqaf misses with a straight left.
Lothbrok rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saqqaf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ragnar Lothbrok is winning the standup battle so far.
Lothbrok tests Saqqaf's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good exchange - Saqqaf coming out on top.
Lothbrok throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saqqaf walks into a left hand.
Saqqaf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lothbrok throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saqqaf lands with a nice body punch.
Saqqaf has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saqqaf slips a straight right by Lothbrok.
Saqqaf walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lothbrok checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lothbrok slips a jab from Saqqaf.
Lothbrok jabs Saqqaf to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Saqqaf blocks a jab.
Ragnar Lothbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saqqaf moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lothbrok. Saqqaf does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok throws out a loose jab but Saqqaf uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lothbrok misses the target.
A combination from Saqqaf does no damage.
Saqqaf throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Lothbrok wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lothbrok wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lothbrok feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saqqafs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Saqqaf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lothbrok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saqqaf throws a chopping leg kick but Lothbrok manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters circling - Lothbrok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lothbrok throws a lazy uppercut
and Saqqaf counters with a nice uppercut.
Lothbrok ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saqqaf on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lothbrok scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lothbrok ducks under a wild hook from Saqqaf.
Saqqaf has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lothbrok finds it's way round the side to connect with Saqqaf's head.
Lothbrok throws a hook to the side of Saqqaf's head but Saqqaf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Saqqaf might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lothbrok has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lothbrok misses the target.
A slow jab from Saqqaf misses its intended target.
Lothbrok appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lothbrok avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lothbrok was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saqqaf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lothbrok throws out the jab.
Lothbrok misses with a leg kick.
Lothbrok wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saqqaf lands a nice shot that snaps Lothbrok's head back.
Lothbrok misses with a few strikes there.
Saqqaf throws a lazy right hand but Lothbrok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saqqaf jabs Lothbrok right on the nose. Lothbrok blinks but takes it well.
Saqqaf misses with an uppercut.
Lothbrok connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab by Lothbrok.
Saqqaf pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lothbrok is out of range and Saqqaf settles back down.
Lothbrok displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saqqaf throws out the jab.
Saqqaf uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lothbrok.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saqqaf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lothbrok.
Nice jab there from Saqqaf.
Saqqaf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Lothbrok.
Lothbrok thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lothbrok loads up on a big right hand but Saqqaf slips the punch.
Lothbrok misses with a body shot.
Saqqaf on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saqqaf ducks under a wild hook from Lothbrok.
Saqqaf throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lothbrok.
Saqqaf changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saqqaf throws a leg kick but Lothbrok checks it.
Lothbrok is looking to land body kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Lothbrok dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Lothbrok misses with a series of wild punches.
Ragnar Lothbrok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saqqaf feints and then cracks Lothbrok's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lothbrok down.
Saqqaf loads up on a big right hand but Lothbrok slips the punch.
Lothbrok is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lothbrok.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lothbrok.
Lothbrok checks a low kick from Saqqaf.
A counter left hand to the body from Lothbrok misses its target.
Saqqaf tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saqqaf gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saqqaf gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saqqaf takes a swing at Lothbrok's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Saqqaf misses.
Saqqaf avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saqqaf's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lothbrok under the eye.
Lothbrok misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lothbrok throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Lothbrok. That snapped Saqqaf's head back.
Saqqaf throws a body punch but Lothbrok moves out of range.
It looked like Lothbrok wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saqqaf just misses with a punch to the body.
Lothbrok chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lothbrok connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lothbrok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saqqaf moves away.
Saqqaf walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saqqaf swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lothbrok lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saqqaf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lothbrok rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saqqaf counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lothbrok. Saqqaf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saqqaf scores with a jab. Lothbrok acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lothbrok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saqqaf.
Saqqaf throws a body shot but no joy.
Lothbrok appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Lothbrok coming out on top.
Lothbrok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saqqaf.
Lothbrok is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Saqqaf.
Saqqaf just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLothbrok.
Saqqaf throws a combination. Lothbrok tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lothbrok misses with a lunging right hand
and Saqqaf counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lothbrok thinking.
Saqqaf takes one on the button.
Saqqaf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lothbrok.
Saqqaf moves forwards but Lothbrok connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lothbrok darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by Lothbrok there.
Lothbrok throws a jab but it's blocked by Saqqaf.
Saqqaf with the counter takedown but Lothbrok avoids it easily.
Lothbrok takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lothbrok clobbers Saqqaf with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick misses from Saqqaf.
An attempted straight right counter from Lothbrok misses the target.
Lothbrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saqqaf chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lothbrok can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saqqaf.
Saqqaf lands a right hook to the body.
Lothbrok lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Saqqaf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lothbrok looks to throw a body kick
and Saqqaf counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lothbrok is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lothbrok connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saqqaf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saqqaf misses with a hook. Lothbrok ducked under it nicely.
Saqqaf throws a body kick that misses.
Saqqaf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lothbrok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saqqaf circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Lothbrok misses.
Lothbrok fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donk. Saqqaf catches Lothbrok right on the button with a cross.
Saqqaf ducks under a wild hook from Lothbrok.
Saqqaf looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lothbrok.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saqqaf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lothbrok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Lothbrok. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lothbrok.
Saqqaf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lothbrok.
Saqqaf throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lothbrok counters with an inside leg kick.
Saqqaf misses with an uppercut.
Lothbrok lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lothbrok attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lothbrok looks to land a combination. Saqqaf sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lothbrok connects with a looping right hand.
Saqqaf misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick lands for Saqqaf.
Lothbrok swings for the body but Saqqaf moves out of range.
Saqqaf throws out a counter right but Lothbrok avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saqqaf. Lothbrok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Waheed Saqqaf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lothbrok scores with a sloppy right hand. Saqqaf should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnar Lothbrok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lothbrok 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnar Lothbrok!
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