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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 1180 p4p, 1521 weight class) and Razor Ramano (ranked 149 p4p, 188 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Howlett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Indestructible. Razor Ramano is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Razor Ramano!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Ramano as Howlett shoots in.
Ramano tests Howlett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've been hearing reports that Howlett has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Howlett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramano throws a head kick that misses.
Ramano gets tackled into the cage by Howlett. Howlett maintains the clinch.
Ramano has a couple of punches blocked by Howlett.
Ramano tries a body shot but Howlett blocks it.
Howlett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Ramano.
Ramano lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ramano.
Howlett has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ramano after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Howlett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howlett gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlett content to control rather than advance.
Howlett wants to advance to full mount but Ramano doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett prevents Ramano from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howlett trying to control but Ramano is working from the bottom.
Howlett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramano is keeping the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Howlett trying to control but Ramano is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Howlett avoids the body shot from Ramano.
Ramano throws a sloppy head kick and Howlett moves out of range easily.
Howlett half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ramano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Howlett dives in and scores a takedown into Ramano's guard.
Howlett trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Howlett looking to sit in guard and control but Ramano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ramano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Howlett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ramano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramano postures up in Howlett's guard and throws a big left but Howlett blocks it.
Ramano distracts Howlett with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howlett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramano chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramano working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Howlett's head.
Ramano stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Howlett has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Ramano manages to get his head free but now Howlett has transitioned to an armbar! Ramano grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Howlett! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Howlett!
After winning the bout, James Howlett thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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pop
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