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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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140 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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171 cm
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141 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gordon Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Javier Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramos.
Martinez throws a combination that misses
and Ramos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ramos.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ramos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but Ramos is having none of it.
Ramos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Martinez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ramos works over Martinez with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martinez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ramos is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ramos is working Martinez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ramos 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.
Ramos won't allow Martinez to get back to his feet.
Martinez being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez wants to stand but Ramos is controlling the position.
Ramos gets to his feet. Martinez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Martinez throws a right and a left that Ramos avoids nicely.
Martinez looks winded!
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramos.
Ramos dodges the punch combination from Martinez.
Ramos rushes Martinez and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos pulls guard successfully.
Martinez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ramos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martinez manages to get himself to full guard.
Martinez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramos prevents Martinez from getting back to his feet.
Ramos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ramos postures up in Martinez's guard and throws a big left but Martinez blocks it.
Ramos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ramos moves into range and clinches up with Martinez.
Martinez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ramos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Martinez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ramos is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Martinez to the mat. Martinez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos landing some decent shots from guard.
Ramos throwing strikes from guard but Martinez blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Ramos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martinez gets tackled into the cage by Ramos. Ramos maintains the clinch.
Martinez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ramos is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ramos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramos gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Martinez regains guard.
Ramos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ramos 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.
Ramos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to stand up but Ramos isn't so interested in that idea.
Ramos gets to his feet - Martinez follows without any prompting.
Martinez clinches.
Ramos is pushing Martinez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ramos for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Martinez prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Martinez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramos.
Martinez pushes Ramos off looking to stand but Ramos dives back in and keeps control.
Ramos thows a huge punch but Martinez dodges it nicely.
Martinez pushes Ramos off looking to stand but Ramos dives back in and keeps control.
Ramos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinez's head.
Ramos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ramos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ramos trying to work for an americana but Martinez has managed to regain full guard.
Ramos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Martinez, up you get!
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Ramos gets tackled into the cage by Martinez. Martinez maintains the clinch.
Ramos prevents Martinez from breaking the clinch.
Martinez pulls Ramos into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos stops Martinez from standing up.
Ramos stands up and waves to Martinez to follow him.
Martinez throws a right hand that Ramos ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramos also avoids with ease.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramos takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos closes the distance and clinches.
Ramos is trying to trip Martinez. He has hold of a leg but Martinez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ramos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Ramos dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Martinez misses.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martinez clinches with his opponent.
Martinez trying to land knees to the body.
Ramos has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Martinez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Martinez trying to get back to his feet but Ramos is in full control for now.
Ramos biding his time, looking for the opening.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Martinez has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Ramos is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Martinez up.
Ramos is looking for the choke from the back position but Martinez is controlling his hands well.
Martinez is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos is looking for the choke from the back position but Martinez is controlling his hands well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos punishes Martinez with strikes from the back mount.
Martinez is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ramos gets his way!
Ramos throwing damaging strikes from the back! Martinez could be in trouble here!
Ramos biding his time, controlling Martinez.
Ramos is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Martinez knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Martinez for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Martinez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Gordon Ramos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramos is looking for the choke from the back position but Martinez is controlling his hands well.
Ramos lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Martinez covering up well and avoiding damage.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Ramos is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Ramos gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Ramos gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Ramos apologises and we restart here on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez gets tackled into the cage by Ramos. Ramos maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Martinez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Javier Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gordon Ramos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Martinez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Ramos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ramos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Ramos!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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