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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haigh's entrance music is Prayer of the Refugee by Rise Against . A fine choice. Ricardo Ramirez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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158 lbs
27 - 26 - 1 |
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147 lbs
39 - 28 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
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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
27 - 26 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Haigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haigh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ramirez. Ramirez obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramirez lands a jab to Haigh's midsection.
Ramirez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Haigh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramirez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Haigh misses.
Ramirez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Haigh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ramirez throws a leg kick
and Haigh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haigh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Ricardo Ramirez has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haigh is fending him off so far but Ramirez persists. Nope, Haigh circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramirez misses with a right hand
and Haigh counters with a body kick.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haigh counters with a series of strikes. Ramirez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Haigh's shoulder, as Haigh tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haigh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ramirez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramirez takes one to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Haigh misses.
Haigh throws a head kick that misses.
Haigh scores with a kick to the body.
Haigh tries a head kick but it misses.
A left and a right from Haigh both land. Nice combination.
Haigh misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramirez lands a jab to Haigh's midsection.
Ramirez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Haigh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez digs a good hook to Haigh's body.
Ramirez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haigh.
Ramirez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Haigh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haigh is looking for a counter combo.
Jab from Haigh.
Haigh misses with a leg kick.
Ramirez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramirez tries to land a leg kick but Haigh saw it coming and moves away.
Haigh is looking for a counter combo.
A nice combination there by Haigh.
A head kick misses from Haigh.
Ramirez throws a leg kick
and Haigh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haigh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haigh digs a good hook to Ramirez's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez cracks Haigh with a good jab.
Haigh checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the body
and Haigh counters with a good, hard body kick but Ramirez shrugs it off.
Haigh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Haigh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramirez throws a body shot but no joy.
Haigh throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haigh manages to avoid it.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that Haigh avoids nicely.
Ramirez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ramirez lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez looks to land a right hand but Haigh moved out of range.
Ramirez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haigh at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haigh throws a shot from downtown. Ramirez moves away and avoids it.
Haigh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands an overhand right.
Haigh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Haigh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramirez.
Haigh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donk. Ramirez catches Haigh right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haigh misses with a few strikes there.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haigh was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Haigh throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Ramirez misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Ramirez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Ramirez's cut.
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.
Haigh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ramirez - that will leave a mark!
Haigh moves out of range as Ramirez throws a body kick.
Haigh seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from Ramirez.
Haigh is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Haigh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haigh checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Haigh.
Haigh checks a low kick from Ramirez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Ramirez.
Ramirez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Haigh's calf.
Haigh swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez looks to land a body kick but Haigh moved away.
Haigh lands with a slapping head kick.
Ramirez works Haigh's body with a nice hook.
Ramirez is looking to slow Haigh down with leg kicks.
Ramirez misses with a leg kick
and Haigh counters with a one-two to the body.
Haigh moves out of range of the leg kick from Ramirez.
Haigh appears to be looking for a big counter.
Haigh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haigh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Haigh tests Ramirez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramirez looks to land a combination but Haigh avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Haigh.
Haigh throws a big counter combination but Ramirez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ramirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haigh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ramirez is rocked!
Haigh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramirez is still on wobbly legs! Can Haigh finish him?
Haigh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramirez cracks the inside of Haigh's front leg.
Ramirez seems to have recovered his senses.
Ramirez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haigh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Ramirez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ramirez misses with a hook.
It looked like Haigh was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haigh manages to avoid it.
John Haigh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramirez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haigh throws a series of punches but Ramirez avoids them all with ease.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a leg kick
enabling Haigh to counter with a crisp jab.
Haigh checks a leg kick.
Ramirez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haigh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haigh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramirez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ramirez feints a jab promting Haigh to slip. Ramirez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Haigh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ramirez throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez throws a body shot but no joy.
Haigh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Haigh swinging wildly here.
Both fighters circling a little - Haigh finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Ramirez - just one landing.
John Haigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haigh avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That has opened up Ricardo Ramirez's cut even more.
Haigh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez works the jab nicely.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haigh moves away.
Haigh throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ramirez avoids it.
Haigh attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Haigh drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Haigh is rocked!
Ramirez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ramirez closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Haigh! Ramirez dives in looking to finish! Haigh is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Ramirez!
A very excited looking Ricardo Ramirez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, John Haigh stepped up to the mic, saying 'Maybe it is time for me to make the move to another weight class.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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