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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noad Adesanya (ranked 4391 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Ramano (ranked 5250 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Noad Adesanya has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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183 cm
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205 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noad Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Ramano!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya dives in for a single leg takedown but Ramano sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ramano is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Adesanya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ramano prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ramano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramano is trying to pull guard but Adesanya turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ramano tries a body shot but Adesanya blocks it.
Ramano wants a takedown.
Adesanya breaks from the clinch.
Adesanya drives through and clinches with Ramano against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramano misses with some punches.
Ramano throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adesanya shoots in looking for a takedown. Ramano tries to sprawl out of it but Adesanya keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ramano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noad Adesanya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramano drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ramano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adesanya wants to get back to his feet but Ramano is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ramano postures up.
Ramano postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ramano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ramano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adesanya is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramano landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Adesanya knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramano on the ground.
Adesanya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ramano's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Adesanya wants to stand but Ramano is controlling the position.
Ramano trying to control the position from guard on top but Adesanya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramano is in close to Adesanya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ramano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramano's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ramano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adesanya is keeping the position for now.
Adesanya can't keep his opponent in guard - Ramano advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Adesanya gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramano wants to pass the guard but Adesanya is keeping the position.
Adesanya is trying to keep Ramano in close.
Ramano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ramano stands and throws Adesanya's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ramano working the ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Adesanya taking a bit of punishment here - Ramano scoring with strikes.
Ramano moves into full mount!
Ramano with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya is desperately trying to improve his position but Ramano has a good base and remains in mount.
Ramano putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ramano postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Adesanya looks a forlorn figure.
Adesanya is rocked!
Adesanya on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Adesanya tries to get out of the position.
Ramano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Adesanya is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramano controlling from the full mount.
Adesanya seems to have got his legs back now.
Ramano avoids the attempt from Adesanya to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramano unloading with bombs!
Ramano sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Adesanya is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Ramano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ramano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adesanya.
Adesanya dives in for a single leg takedown but Ramano sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ramano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ramano wants it to stay on the feet.
Ramano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adesanya throws a low kick but Ramano moves out of range easily.
Adesanya shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramano as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noad Adesanya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adesanya has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Adesanya to work.
Ramano taking a breather.
Adesanya changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ramano fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ramano throws a hook but Adesanya avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Adesanya or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramano, which made it look bad.
Ramano tries to sprawl but Adesanya drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ramano gets full guard.
Adesanya is looking to stand up but Ramano won't let him.
Ramano is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Adesanya won't allow Ramano to sweep him here.
Adesanya trying to control but Ramano is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ramano is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramano landing some decent shots from guard.
Ramano passes Adesanya's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Ramano there.
Ramano wants to take a breather but Adesanya is having none of it.
Ramano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramano is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Adesanya has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ramano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ramano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramano wants to control but Adesanya is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adesanya trying to control but Ramano postures up.
Ray Ramano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adesanya is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ramano scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramano content to control rather than advance.
Adesanya won't allow Ramano to pass to mount.
Ramano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ramano drops an elbow to the side of Adesanya's head.
Ramano controlling the action here.
Ramano is nestled in close to Adesanya, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ramano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ramano landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ramano scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramano frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Adesanya can't escape the position.
Adesanya is bucking up trying to escape but Ramano cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ramano tries to control but Adesanya wriggling away.
The referee warns Adesanya that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Adesanya is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramano in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Adesanya is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramano trying to control but Adesanya is having none of it.
Ramano connects with a bit shot that sees Adesanya covering up! More strikes from Ramano and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ramano is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Ramano!
Ray Ramano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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