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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Guth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez comes to the cage accompanied by Night Prowler -by- AC/DC. The crowd seem to be enjoying Guth's choice of entrance music: Alva Noto - Module 7. Burt Guth will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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147 lbs
33 - 23 - 1 |
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183 cm
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153 lbs
28 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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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
33 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burt Guth!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez feints a jab promting Guth to slip. Ramirez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Guth slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Ramirez.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramirez loads up on a big right hand but Guth slips the punch.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Guth is just out of range.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guth manages to avoid it.
Ramirez lands a nice hook to Guth's body. Guth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Guth is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Guth is able to avoid easily.
Guth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ramirez defends it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guth was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramirez, right into the meat.
Ramirez misses the jab.
Guth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Good leg kick by Ramirez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Guth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Guth with the counter takedown but Ramirez avoids it easily.
Ramirez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ramirez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ramirez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramirez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Guth is able to avoid easily.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Guth to the ground. Ramirez is now in Guth's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramirez looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ramirez manages to get himself to full guard.
Guth has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Guth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ramirez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramirez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guth throwing strikes but missing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ramirez wants to sweep here but Guth controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ramirez shoots in and gets a takedown into Guth's guard.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing.
Ramirez trying to control but Guth is working from the bottom.
Guth is trying to keep Ramirez in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramirez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramirez trying to control but Guth is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Guth keeping full guard, as Ramirez tries to pass.
Ramirez throws a big elbow that misses.
Ramirez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramirez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Guth controls Ramirez momentarily but Ramirez frees himself.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Guth keeps moving.
Ramirez is looking to work some ground and pound but Guth has wrist control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Ramirez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
Guth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Guth gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ramirez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Guth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guth can do to turn this around?
Ramirez looking to sit in guard and control but Guth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Guth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guth being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guth won't allow Ramirez to sweep him here.
Guth tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramirez is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez pulls Guth in close to prevent any damage.
Ramirez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ramirez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guth doesn't seem bothered though.
Ramirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ramirez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Guth's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ramirez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guth.
Ramirez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Guth's guard.
Ramirez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramirez trying to control but Guth is working from the bottom.
Ramirez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a couple of digs.
Guth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramirez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramirez trying to control but Guth is working from the bottom.
Ramirez stopping the sweep attempt from Guth.
Ramirez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramirez throws an elbow that misses. Guth uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ramirez's guard. Nice move by Guth!
Guth postures up in Ramirez's guard and throws a big left but Ramirez blocks it.
Guth drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ramirez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Guth has Ramirez in his guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ramirez working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez looking to pass the guard.
Ramirez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Guth keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Guth has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ramirez.
Nice defenses there by Guth.
Guth feints the counter takedown.
Ramirez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
And Guth tries to counter it with a takedown but Ramirez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ramirez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guth with the counter takedown but Ramirez avoids it easily.
Ramirez thumps Guth with a low kick.
Ramirez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Guth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Guth is controlling Ramirez's trapped leg to prevent Ramirez from advancing to side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guth trying to control here.
Ramirez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Ramirez dominated that second round.
That's time! Ramirez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Guth moved out of range nicely.
Ramirez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guth moves away.
Guth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guth was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Guth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Guth checks the leg kick.
Guth feints the counter takedown.
Ramirez gets a double leg takedown into Guth's guard.
Guth keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramirez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to work some ground and pound but Guth has wrist control.
Guth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez is working Guth over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ramirez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Guth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ramirez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramirez throws an elbow that misses. Guth uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ramirez's guard. Nice move by Guth!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Guth is just out of range.
Guth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ramirez defends it well.
That's two 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.
Guth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
Guth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ramirez defends it well.
Guth slips a jab and a cross from Ramirez.
Guth with the counter takedown but Ramirez avoids it easily.
Ramirez tried to score with a low kick but Guth checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Guth checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ramirez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Guth with the counter takedown but Ramirez avoids it easily.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
Ramirez throws a series of punches but Guth avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Guth moved out of range nicely.
Ramirez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guth's guard.
Ramirez throws a big elbow that misses.
Ricardo Ramirez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guth has control of Ramirez's left arm, preventing Ramirez from doing any damage.
Guth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Guth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramirez throws a strike but Guth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Guth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Guth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ramirez throws a big shot that misses.
Guth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ramirez shoots for a takedown but Guth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Guth blocks a low kick nicely.
Guth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
Guth stuffs the takedown.
Guth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ramirez throws a body punch but Guth moves out of range.
Guth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guth moves away.
Guth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ricardo Ramirez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ramirez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Guth scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Ramirez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramirez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Ricardo Ramirez!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Ricardo Ramirez!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Ricardo Ramirez!
Ricardo Ramirez wins by unanimous decision!
Ricardo Ramirez gave a mention to Perkele! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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