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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Ramone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Martin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julio Ramone's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Ramone!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin looks for a takedown but Ramone sprawls well.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramone circles away.
Martin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ramone is fending him off so far but Martin persists. Nope, Ramone circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramone wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Ramone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin wants to clinch.
Martin throws a series of punches but Ramone moves out of range.
Martin shoots in for a double leg but Ramone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin moves out of range as Ramone throws a body kick.
Ramone swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Ramone keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin wants to clinch but Ramone slips to the side
and Ramone counters with a takedown into side control.
Ramone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martin keeps working.
Martin is trying to control Ramone's posture but Ramone avoids it.
Ramone throws a strike aimed at the side of Martin's head but Martin avoids it well.
Ramone working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is looking for a sweep.
Martin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Martin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Martin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ramone controls the pace.
Martin is trying to keep Ramone in close.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Ramone from controlling successfully.
Ramone looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramone trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ramone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Ramone from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Martin working for a triangle but Ramone defends it easily.
Ramone is looking to work some ground and pound but Martin has wrist control.
Ramone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martin is keeping the position for now.
Martin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ramone wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Ramone 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.
Martin looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramone circles away.
Ramone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martin is looking to clinch.
Martin gets the takedown into side control.
Martin advances to mount.
Martin moves to back control.
Ramone trying to control the position but Martin manages to sink in the hooks.
Martin throwing sloppy strikes.
Martin controlling well, preventing Ramone from escaping the position.
Ramone looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Ramone is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Martin off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Ramone is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to stick to Ramone's back but Ramone is turning into Martin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Martin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ramone.
Martin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Martin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Martin moves nicely into side control.
Ramone defending against the ground and pound.
Ramone can't do much from the bottom here.
Ramone tries to improve position but can't.
Ramone is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Martin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Martin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Martin is stalling here. Ramone is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Martin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ramone has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that George Martin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ramone is looking to clinch.
Martin darts in trying to clinch
and Ramone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Ramone.
Ramone is looking to break free of the clinch but Martin has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
Martin misses with some punches.
Ramone wants to break free but Martin has control.
Ramone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramone.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Martin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Martin tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin closes the distance and clinches.
Martin gets underhooks to prevent Ramone's takedown attempt.
Ramone is breathing heavily.
Martin lands a shot to the body.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramone trying to stall but Martin improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramone tries to break the clinch but Martin is controlling the position.
Martin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramone gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Martin is trying to keep Ramone in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramone's guard.
Ramone looking to control.
Martin trying to control but Ramone is working from the bottom.
Ramone controls Martin momentarily but Martin frees himself.
Ramone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramone controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Martin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ramone counters with a nice double leg into side control. Martin won't be happy with that.
Ramone tries to stand but Martin is controlling his head.
Martin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ramone is keen to just control but Martin is a slippery customer.
Martin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ramone trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Martin working for a triangle but Ramone defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin is trying to control the position but Ramone postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramone stays in close to Martin's body and controls the position.
Martin is looking for a triangle but Ramone pushes his legs off easily.
Ramone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Martin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ramone chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramone 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ramone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Martin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ramone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Martin looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ramone sitting in guard here, content to control.
Julio Ramone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ramone puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Martin tries to roll over but Ramone keeps him under control.
Ramone escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ramone throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Martin blocks a head kick by Ramone.
Martin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ramone moves into full guard.
Martin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ramone looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ramone looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ramone!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ramone off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Ramone 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!
Ramone swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
Martin closes the distance and clinches.
Ramone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramone wants to get back to striking at distance but Martin won't allow it.
Ramone is looking to control Martin's arms but Martin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramone has his back to the cage.
Martin prevents Ramone from breaking the clinch.
Ramone prevents the takedown attempt.
Martin tries a body shot but Ramone blocks it.
Ramone misses with some punches.
Ramone is looking to break free of the clinch but Martin has double underhooks.
Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramone blocking some punches.
Ramone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martin is keeping busy.
Martin can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Julio Ramone has been cut.
Martin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramone is trying to break the clinch but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Martin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ramone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramone has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramone wants to break free but Martin has control.
Ramone looking to stall.
Ramone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin lands a shoulder strike.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Ramone avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Ramone blocking some punches.
Ramone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martin smiles and moves away.
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Ramone pushes him off.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Ramone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin wants to clinch up but Ramone keeps it at a distance.
Martin darts in trying to clinch
so Ramone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Martin trying to keep a closed guard but Ramone is proving a slippery customer.
Ramone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Martin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ramone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ramone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramone slips nicely into half guard.
Martin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramone's guard.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramone has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ramone keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Ramone is trying to keep Martin in close.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ramone looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ramone looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ramone!
Ramone scoring with punches and elbows.
Ramone working the head and body with strikes.
Martin sneaks back into half guard.
Ramone is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Martin tries to hold on but Ramone postures up.
Martin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ramone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ramone looking for a guillotine from mount but Martin is having none of it.
Martin tries to reverse the position but Ramone maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Martin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ramone.
Martin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Martin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Martin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ramone stacks Martin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ramone!
Martin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ramone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ramone prevents Martin from improving his position.
Martin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ramone wants to pass the guard but Martin is keeping the position.
Ramone stays in close to Martin's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Julio Ramone.
I think Ramone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Ramone!
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hype
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