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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dominguez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Renegades of Funk. Ramirez has chosen Macabre - Nightstalker as his entrance music. Ricardo Ramirez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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146 lbs
21 - 10 - 3 |
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147 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 3, fighting out of New York, Rico Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ramirez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dominguez works the jab nicely.
Ramirez throws the left hand but Dominguez avoids the punch easily.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Dominguez moves out of range easily.
Ramirez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ramirez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dominguez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dominguez. That's going to slow Ramirez down.
Dominguez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dominguez looks to throw the jab but Ramirez is out of range.
Dominguez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dominguez throws the kick towards the body but Ramirez avoids it.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters circling a little - Dominguez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dominguez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ramirez momentarily.
Ramirez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominguez lunges at Ramirez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramirez's hand.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses
and Dominguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dominguez looks to land a right hand but Ramirez moved out of range.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dominguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dominguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but Ramirez blocks it.
Dominguez lands a shoulder strike.
Dominguez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ramirez or not.
Ramirez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
Ramirez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominguez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Dominguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Dominguez throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dominguez.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
A nice left hand lands by Ramirez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
Ramirez blocks an uppercut.
Dominguez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dominguez lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ramirez swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
Dominguez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramirez lands an uppercut.
Dominguez misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a head punch that misses.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike.
Dominguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dominguez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Ramirez.
Dominguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez misses with a punch on the inside.
Dominguez has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
Dominguez is looking to control Ramirez's arms but Ramirez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dominguez has his back to the cage.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dominguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Ramirez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dominguez doesn't seem phased though.
Dominguez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ricardo Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Dominguez moves out of range easily.
Ramirez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Dominguez misses.
Ramirez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dominguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramirez circles away quickly and effectively.
Dominguez lands a front kick.
Dominguez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramirez's sensitive parts.
We've been told by Dominguez's head coaches at The Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dominguez tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Dominguez to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Dominguez moves out of range easily.
Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramirez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dominguez slips a straight right by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a head kick but Dominguez moves out of range.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from Dominguez.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Dominguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Ramirez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dominguez scores with a nice right hand.
Dominguez scores with a sloppy right hand. Ramirez should have avoided that one.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ramirez.
Dominguez scores with a shot to the body.
Ramirez misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Dominguez. That snapped Ramirez's head back.
Dominguez lands a really nice looking cross but Ramirez seems unphased.
A low kick from Ramirez misses
and Dominguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dominguez moves out of range of the strikes.
Dominguez slips under a jab from Ramirez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominguez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Dominguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dominguez throws a right hand that Ramirez ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramirez also avoids with ease.
Dominguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ramirez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ramirez misses with a double jab
and Dominguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dominguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a hook but Ramirez avoids it easily.
Dominguez moves into range and clinches up with Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to stall but Dominguez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dominguez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ramirez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez throws a head punch that misses.
Ramirez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dominguez pushes Ramirez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez.
Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dominguez moves out of range of the body kick.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dominguez slips under a jab.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Dominguez clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez avoids a wild elbow strike from Dominguez.
Dominguez lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dominguez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dominguez is trying to stall.
Dominguez takes a shot to the head.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
Dominguez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramirez has time to react.
Dominguez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramirez in his tracks.
Dominguez misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Dominguez.
Ramirez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Dominguez is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dominguez, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Dominguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ramirez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dominguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Dominguez is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Ramirez misses with a looping left.
Ramirez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Ramirez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ramirez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice uppercut lands for Ramirez. That snapped Dominguez's head back.
Dominguez is rocked!
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Dominguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramirez lands a brutal head kick. Dominguez looks out on his feet and Ramirez throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ricardo Ramirez!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ricardo Ramirez made sure he mentioned Fury Nutrition Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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