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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heikki Ramires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramires comes to the cage accompanied by Blitz - Someone's Gonna Die Tonight. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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155 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
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155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heikki Ramires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot cracks Ramires with a good jab.
Ramires bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramires is just out of range.
De Groot lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ramires takes a step back to recover.
De Groot moves out of range as Ramires strikes.
De Groot throws a nice looking combination but Ramires bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the body from Ramires misses
and De Groot counters with a solid body kick.
De Groot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramires looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Groot is fending him off so far but Ramires persists. Nope, De Groot circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramires missing with a left hand there. De Groot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramires.
Ramires uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Groot.
De Groot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramires swings for the body but De Groot moves out of range.
A big left from De Groot misses.
Nice cross by De Groot.
De Groot slips under a jab from Ramires.
De Groot loads up on a big right hand but Ramires slips the punch.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.
Karl De Groot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot slips under a jab.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Groot slips under a jab from Ramires.
Ramires staying out of range there.
Ramires drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ramires postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
De Groot is trying to control Ramires's posture but Ramires avoids it.
De Groot tries to bench press Ramires off him but Ramires keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramires working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
De Groot prevents Ramires from improving position.
De Groot is trying to improve his position.
De Groot is not content to let Ramires control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ramires thows a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Groot.
Ramires checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Groot loads up on a big right hand but Ramires slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Groot misses with a straight left.
De Groot lands a nice looking body kick.
Ramires uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
De Groot looks to land a right hand but Ramires moved out of range.
De Groot lands a right hook to the body.
De Groot misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramires.
De Groot swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ramires cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Groot lands a high kick!
De Groot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Groot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramires moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ramires misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
Ramires scores with a hook to the body. De Groot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramires bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramires is just out of range.
De Groot lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ramires will feel that in the morning.
A big right from De Groot misses.
Ramires walks into a straight right hand from De Groot.
Some bone on bone action there as Ramires checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Groot tries to land a leg kick but Ramires saw it coming and moves away.
De Groot throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ramires is rocked!
Ramires scores with a hook to the body. De Groot takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramires throws a sloppy body shot
and De Groot counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a hook.
Ramires ducks under a wild hook from De Groot.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramires scores with a takedown into De Groot's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Groot holds on and takes a little breather.
Let's hope that De Groot has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ramires pushing down on De Groot's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
De Groot is looking to control Ramires's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Groot avoid being mounted?
Ramires not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramires controlling the action here.
De Groot slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
De Groot is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ramires is looking to work some ground and pound but De Groot has wrist control.
De Groot is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ramires throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Groot is striking but Ramires is not phased and passes to half guard.
De Groot regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De Groot trying to control the position.
De Groot looking for a guillotine here but Ramires defends easily.
De Groot is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ramires passes De Groot's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ramires working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramires is keen to just control but De Groot is a slippery customer.
De Groot is in trouble now - Ramires has advanced to mount!
Ramires putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ramires moves out of range as De Groot throws a body kick.
Ramires slips under a jab.
De Groot throws a hook but Ramires blocks it.
De Groot tries to land a leg kick but Ramires saw it coming and moves away.
De Groot throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramires keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramires.
Karl De Groot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramires shoots and misses
and De Groot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ramires bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Groot's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramires defending well as De Groot loads up on a big left hand.
Good work by Ramires as he checks the leg kick.
Ramires shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Groot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ramires counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ramires is looking to wear down De Groot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A swing and a miss from Ramires.
Ramires moves out of range as De Groot strikes.
Ramires misses with a body shot.
De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramires.
Ramires lands a nice hook to De Groot's body. De Groot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Heikki Ramires has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ramires swings away with a body shot that misses
and De Groot counters with a leg kick.
De Groot throws a looping overhand right but Ramires ducks down to avoid it.
Ramires waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Groot.
De Groot throws a hook but Ramires blocks it.
A right-left combo lands from De Groot.
De Groot throws a lazy right hand but Ramires sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Groot slips a straight right by Ramires.
De Groot swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramires sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Groot.
De Groot misses with a straight left.
De Groot misses with a hook to the body
enabling Ramires to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by De Groot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
Karl De Groot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Groot lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramires staying out of range there.
Ramires is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramires closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ramires throws a nice looking combination but De Groot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramires has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Groot finds it's way round the side to connect with Ramires's head.
Ramires defending well as De Groot loads up on a big left hand.
De Groot throws a push kick but Ramires slaps the foot to one side.
De Groot lands a jab to the head.
De Groot scores with a leg kick.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl De Groot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Groot 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl De Groot!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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