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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
17 - 13 - 1 |
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193 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Harbor!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ramos tries to free his leg and advance position but Harbor is retaining full guard.
Ramos landing with the ground and pound.
Harbor keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harbor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramos throwing strikes from guard but Harbor blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos throws a big elbow that misses.
Harbor looking for a guillotine here but Ramos defends easily.
Harbor has his foot on Ramos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ramos works his way back into a safe position though.
Ramos tries to free his leg and advance position but Harbor is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harbor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ramos defends well.
Ramos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've been hearing good reports from Ramos's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor looking to control.
Ramos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ramos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harbor is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Ramos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Harbor tries to buck Ramos off but Ramos is having none of it.
Ramos tries for a kimura but Harbor is defending well.
Harbor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ramos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harbor, who protects the arm well.
Ramos working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ramos is staying active.
Ramos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Harbor struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Ramos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Harbor is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Harbor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harbor sneaks back into half guard.
Harbor tries to get to full guard but Ramos has control of the leg.
Harbor trying to hold on to Ramos's head to control him but Ramos postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harbor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ramos passes to full mount!
Ramos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Harbor can't escape the position.
Ramos with the ground and pound from mount.
Ramos avoids the attempt from Harbor to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos scoring with strikes but Harbor is staying in there.
Harbor is rocked!
Ramos swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Ramos!
A relieved looking Mark Ramos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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