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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Ramsey (ranked 1609 p4p, 3018 weight class) and Ricardo Cruz (ranked 212 p4p, 338 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bernard Ramsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ramsey tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramsey ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramsey throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ramsey tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz throws a good cross that connects.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramsey wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A low kick from Cruz misses
and Ramsey counters with a nice body kick.
Cruz cracks Ramsey with an open hand slap.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Ramsey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz 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.
Cruz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Ramsey ducks down to avoid it.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Cruz throws a body punch but Ramsey moves out of range.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cruz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ramsey controlling Cruz's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ramsey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramsey controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Ramsey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ramsey tries to get out of the position.
Cruz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cruz landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ramsey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cruz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws the left hand but Ramsey avoids the punch easily.
Ramsey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cruz walks into a left hand.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramsey.
Ramsey misses with a body kick.
Cruz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Ramsey circles away easily
and Ramsey counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into Ramsey's guard.
Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Ramsey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ramsey manages to kick Cruz off! Cruz jumps back into Ramsey's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Cruz stays in close to Ramsey's body and controls the position.
Ramsey is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz stands up over Ramsey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ramsey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
Cruz is stalling in the full guard.
Ramsey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Ramsey blocks nicely.
Cruz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramsey was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
As Cruz tries to get set, Ramsey tries to push him back and clinch up but Cruz manages to avoid the attempt.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz takes a swing at Ramsey's ribcage but misses.
Ramsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramsey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramsey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramsey throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cruz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cruz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ricardo Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramsey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruz.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Cruz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramsey wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Cruz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ramsey's head.
Cruz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruz.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramsey has momentary wrist control but Cruz slips an elbow through the middle.
Cruz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ramsey controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Cruz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ramsey's head.
Cruz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ramsey trying to control the position.
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
Cruz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz is in close to Ramsey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ramsey has momentary wrist control but Cruz slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cruz controlling from the top position.
Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cruz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cruz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz distracts Ramsey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz scores with a decent looking hook.
Ramsey moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ramsey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ramsey counters with a body kick that stops Cruz in his tracks momentarily.
Ramsey instigates a clinch.
Cruz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruz is trying to pull guard but Ramsey turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cruz has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ramsey regains guard immediately.
Ramsey is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
Cruz works over Ramsey with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ramsey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cruz distracts Ramsey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramsey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cruz controls the pace.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Cruz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ramsey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Cruz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cruz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Cruz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bernard Ramsey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ramsey being controlled here, momentarily.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Cruz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cruz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ramsey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ramsey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ricardo Cruz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cruz controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cruz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Cruz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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