GAMMA: Contenders #154 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Convents (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Flowers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flowers has chosen Wu Tang Clan - Tiger Style as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Convents
vs
Flowers

200 cm
30
268 lbs
19 - 22 - 0

195 cm
28
285 lbs
13 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robin Convents!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Happy Flowers!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Convents uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flowers.
Flowers clobbers Convents with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Convents wants to clinch up but Flowers keeps it at a distance.
Convents tries to clinch but Flowers moves away
and Flowers counters with a right hand to the body.
Convents looks to clinch

and Flowers counters with a shoot takedown. Convents fights it but they end up in guard.
Convents trying to control the position.
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!
Flowers passes into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Flowers lands a nice short elbow.
Convents is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Flowers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Flowers's back!
Flowers avoids the strikes from Convents.

Convents is persistently looking for the submission but Flowers is defending it well.
Flowers's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Convents's hands.
Convents doesn't have the hooks in and Flowers manages to turn into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Convents is looking to stand up but Flowers isn't so interested in that idea.
Convents preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Convents is looking to stand up but Flowers isn't so interested in that idea.
Flowers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Flowers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flowers pushes down on Convents's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Convents wants to improve his position but Flowers is controlling well.
Flowers working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Flowers slips a nice elbow through Convents's hands, connecting with Convents's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flowers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Flowers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Convents keeps working.
Convents makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Convents.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flowers wants to pass the guard but Convents is keeping the position.
Flowers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flowers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flowers lands a couple of elbows.

Convents is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Flowers defends well.
Convents is breathing heavily.
Flowers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Flowers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Flowers lands a decent elbow from side control.
Convents takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Flowers is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Flowers scoring with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flowers wants to control but Convents is keeping him busy.
Convents is trying to improve his position.
Flowers trying to control the action but Convents is working from the bottom.
Flowers lands a few punches from side control.
Convents is trying to escape the position but Flowers is controlling the position.
Flowers lands a few punches from side control.

It looks like Robin Convents has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flowers lands an elbow.
Convents tries to improve position but can't.
Convents stops Flowers from passing to mount.
Convents is working to avoid the ground and pound but Flowers connects with a decent elbow.
Convents is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Flowers tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flowers scoring with punches and elbows.
Flowers lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Convents down.
Flowers looks up at the clock and then as Convents takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Flowers smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Convents is looking for a sweep.
Flowers working the head with strikes.
Flowers passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Convents!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Flowers cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Flowers wants to control the pace but Convents is squirming around nicely.
Oooh a big shot lands for Flowers! Convents is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Happy Flowers!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petri Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Crazy
vs
Saarinen

175 cm
23
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
183 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Crazy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petri Saarinen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarinen throws a sloppy head kick and Crazy moves out of range easily.

Crazy has Saarinen up against the cage in a clinch.
Saarinen tries a knee to the head but Crazy blocks it.
Saarinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Crazy has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Saarinen regains guard immediately.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Crazy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Saarinen looking for a guillotine here but Crazy defends easily.
Crazy stops Saarinen from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Saarinen keeping full guard, as Crazy tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Igor Crazy.
Saarinen throws a leg kick but Crazy checks it.
Crazy tries to clinch up.

Crazy has managed to clinch.

Crazy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Saarinen uses from the top position.
Crazy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saarinen is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Crazy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crazy pulls Saarinen in close to his closed guard and prevents Saarinen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Crazy wants to sweep here but Saarinen controlling him for the moment.
Saarinen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Crazy is proving hard to escape from.
Crazy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy controlling the position easily from mount.
Saarinen looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Crazy is cranking Saarinen's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Saarinen! He's tightened the choke and Saarinen is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Igor Crazy!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hildebert Fabian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabian 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Exibit A. Pete Peterson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Fabian
vs
Peterson

195 cm
22
279 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hildebert Fabian !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabian misses with a double jab.
Peterson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fabian is fending him off so far but Peterson persists. Nope, Fabian circles away and we're back to standing.
Peterson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fabian .

Fabian drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fabian sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Peterson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fabian in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fabian postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fabian controls the position.
Fabian working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Fabian tries for a kimura but Peterson is defending well.
Fabian is looking to take a break and control but Peterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabian fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Peterson prevents Fabian from moving into mount.
Fabian postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fabian tries to move to mount but Peterson blocks the move with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Peterson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fabian misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Fabian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fabian in side control, throwing shots but Peterson defends.
Fabian tries to advance to mount but Peterson instead regains half guard.
Peterson is refusing to be controlled, as Fabian sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fabian is looking to advance position but Peterson won't allow it.
Fabian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peterson keeps working.
Fabian drops an elbow to the side of Peterson's head.
Fabian wants to control but Peterson is keeping him busy.
Peterson won't allow Fabian to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson taking some punishment here, with Fabian in his half guard.
Peterson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fabian controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson wants to get back to his feet.
Fabian slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fabian trying to control from half guard but Peterson is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hildebert Fabian dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Fabian drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Peterson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fabian is looking for a takedown.

Fabian has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Peterson uses from the top position.
Fabian has his hands on Peterson's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hildebert Fabian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fabian has Peterson pulled in close to control his posture.
Fabian throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabian is trying to control the position but Peterson postures up.
Fabian looking for a sweep. Not yet Fabian , not yet.
Peterson throwing strikes from guard but Fabian blocks nicely.
Fabian is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fabian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Peterson manages to get himself to full guard.
Fabian advances to half guard.
Fabian throwing shots but Peterson is blocking nicely.
Fabian misses with a head shot. Peterson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fabian looking to pass the guard.
Peterson is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peterson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fabian . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Peterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fabian trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fabian lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fabian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peterson is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson wants to stand up but Fabian is controlling him.
Peterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fabian is stalling in the full guard.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Fabian from controlling successfully.
Fabian postures up in Peterson's guard and throws a big left but Peterson blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fabian looking to sit in guard and control but Peterson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fabian striking off his back but it's not causing Peterson any problems.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
Fabian is working hard here to advance position.
Fabian looking to control.
Pete Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hildebert Fabian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fabian 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Peterson has gone for a leg lock! Fabian slips out almost immediately though and dives into Peterson's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hildebert Fabian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fabian 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Hildebert Fabian !
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Hildebert Fabian !
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Hildebert Fabian !

Hildebert Fabian wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Hildebert Fabian was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
22%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Roward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Dufflebag Boy. Roward has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. Helio Gracie had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Gracie
vs
Roward

186 cm
28
175 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

175 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Roward!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roward throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie 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.
Roward misses with a looping right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Roward ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie slips a straight right by Roward.
Roward tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Roward.
Roward slips under a jab from Gracie.
Roward has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roward there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roward looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Roward rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Roward throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roward misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Josh Roward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Roward.
Roward has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roward there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roward throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Roward seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Gracie shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Roward is backing up but Gracie catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Roward covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Gracie Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helio Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamalski Ramirezovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ansatsuken Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ramirezovic
vs
Ryu

193 cm
21
215 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

190 cm
24
220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very quick

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamalski Ramirezovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ansatsuken Ryu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirezovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryu.
Ryu throws a leg kick but Ramirezovic sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ramirezovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryu connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramirezovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryu throws out the jab.

Ramirezovic has Ryu up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirezovic has had enough of the clinch but Ryu keeps him there for the moment.
Ramirezovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ryu misses with a knee strike.
Ramirezovic misses with a knee strike.
Ryu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramirezovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Ryu is working for takedown but Ramirezovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ryu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramirezovic backwards.
Ramirezovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ryu blocks it with crossed arms.
Ryu with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jamalski Ramirezovic has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirezovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramirezovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirezovic wants to break free but Ryu has control.
Ryu managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirezovic.

Ramirezovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ramirezovic throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirezovic looks to land a right hand but Ryu moved out of range.
Ramirezovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ryu lands with a shot to the body.
Ramirezovic misses with a body shot.
Ryu thuds his right hand into Ramirezovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ryu blocks the body kick.
Ryu slips a jab from Ramirezovic.
Ryu slips under a jab.
Ramirezovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryu lands an overhand right.
Ryu throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirezovic moves out of range easily.
Ramirezovic blocks a head kick by Ryu.
Ramirezovic is looking to slow Ryu down with leg kicks.
A left lands for Ryu.
Ramirezovic tries to clinch but Ryu moves out of range.
Ryu thumps Ramirezovic with a low kick.
Ryu cracks Ramirezovic with a good jab.
Ryu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirezovic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ramirezovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Ryu misses.
Ramirezovic throws a head kick but Ryu moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ramirezovic.
Ryu avoids the head kick by Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ramirezovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryu.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ryu. That's going to slow Ramirezovic down.
Ryu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ryu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramirezovic.
Ryu jabs Ramirezovic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Ryu.
Ryu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramirezovic throws a sloppy head kick and Ryu moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirezovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramirezovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryu is just out of range.
Ryu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryu misses the target.
Ryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirezovic checks a low kick from Ryu.
Ramirezovic is looking to clinch but Ryu is avoiding it.
Ryu connects with a high kick.
Ramirezovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ramirezovic throws a wild body kick that Ryu sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Ryu misses.
Ryu scores with a nice head shot.
Ramirezovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ryu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirezovic.
Ramirezovic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramirezovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryu throws an overhand right that lands on Ramirezovic's shoulder, as Ramirezovic tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirezovic throws out a loose jab but Ryu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirezovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ramirezovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ryu connects with a solid leg kick.
Ryu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Ryu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramirezovic throws a head kick but Ryu moves out of range.
Ryu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramirezovic is breathing heavily.
Ryu digs a good body shot into Ramirezovic's ribs.
Ryu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ramirezovic loads up on a big right hand but Ryu slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryu lands the left hand.
Ramirezovic throws a sloppy head kick and Ryu moves out of range easily.
Ryu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramirezovic has time to react.
Ryu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ryu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ansatsuken Ryu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamalski Ramirezovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ryu fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ramirezovic to the ground. Ryu is now in Ramirezovic's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ramirezovic looking to control.
Ryu advances position into side control!

Ryu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ramirezovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Ryu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirezovic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ryu's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ryu wants to pass the guard but Ramirezovic is defending well.

Ryu wants to work for an arm triangle but Ramirezovic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ramirezovic is trying to maintain the position but Ryu is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirezovic is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Ryu seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ramirezovic is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ansatsuken Ryu!
Ansatsuken Ryu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.