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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Iceman (ranked 2931 p4p, 256 weight class) and Aslan Ramesha (ranked 2987 p4p, 259 weight class). Aslan Ramesha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Iceman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aslan Ramesha!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iceman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Iceman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Iceman sizes up Ramesha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Iceman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ramesha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Iceman but Iceman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ramesha dodges the punch combination from Iceman .
Iceman misses with a wild combination.
Ramesha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Iceman fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iceman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramesha.
Jake Iceman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aslan Ramesha.
Iceman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Iceman cracks Ramesha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Iceman thumps Ramesha with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ramesha gets a double leg takedown into Iceman 's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramesha postures up in Iceman 's guard and throws a big left but Iceman blocks it.
Iceman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramesha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramesha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Iceman is keeping the position for now.
Ramesha connects with a couple of short punches.
Ramesha scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Iceman wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ramesha manages to pass to side control.
Ramesha thows a huge punch but Iceman dodges it nicely.
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.
Ramesha throws a strike but Iceman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ramesha's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Iceman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ramesha engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Iceman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Iceman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramesha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jake Iceman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramesha slips a jab and a cross from Iceman .
A punch combination from Iceman misses.
Iceman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Iceman . No joy for Ramesha on that attempt.
Iceman went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Iceman thumps Ramesha with a low kick.
A jab from Iceman does it's job there.
Ramesha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ramesha shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Iceman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ramesha taking a breather here.
Ramesha is chipping away with strikes.
Iceman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ramesha's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramesha scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ramesha lands strikes from half guard.
Iceman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramesha.
Iceman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ramesha scores with a couple of nice shots.
Iceman looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iceman is looking for a sweep. Ramesha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramesha sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ramesha lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Iceman dominated that 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.
Ramesha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Iceman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No luck for Ramesha with that takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Ramesha has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jake Iceman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Iceman . No joy for Ramesha on that attempt.
Iceman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Iceman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramesha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramesha looks for a takedown but Iceman sprawls well.
Jake Iceman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aslan Ramesha.
Ramesha shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Iceman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ramesha lands an elbow.
Ramesha is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Iceman will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Iceman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramesha can do to turn this around?
Iceman is not content to let Ramesha control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramesha scores with punches from side control.
Iceman is trying to control Ramesha's posture but Ramesha avoids it.
Iceman tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Iceman avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ramesha.
Ramesha lands an elbow.
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.
Ramesha lands some shots froms side control.
Iceman parries the strikes from Ramesha easily there. Ramesha is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Iceman to escape.
Iceman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ramesha taking a breather here.
Ramesha looks up at the clock and then as Iceman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ramesha smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ramesha trying to control the action but Iceman is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Iceman tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Ramesha's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ramesha working the ground and pound from side control.
Iceman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Iceman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ramesha is controlling him well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ramesha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Iceman .
Iceman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramesha manages to avoid it.
Ramesha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ramesha shoots in for a takedown but Iceman shows good takedown defense.
Iceman lands with a shot to the body.
Iceman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Iceman connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramesha walks into a straight right hand from Iceman .
Iceman misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramesha takes one to the side of the head.
Iceman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iceman throws a right hand that Ramesha ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramesha also avoids with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Iceman . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Iceman .
Ramesha misses with a takedown attempt - Iceman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Iceman fails to land with a series of punches.
Iceman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramesha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramesha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Iceman tries to bum rush Ramesha with a series of wild strikes but Ramesha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramesha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Iceman throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramesha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Iceman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Iceman looks to throw the jab but Ramesha is out of range.
Despite the aggression on Ramesha's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Iceman lands with a nice combination. Ramesha backs away looking to recover.
Iceman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ramesha throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Iceman was covering up waiting for the punch and Ramesha finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ramesha landing with the ground and pound.
Iceman looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramesha seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Aslan Ramesha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Iceman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iceman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ramesha is aware though and is defending well.
Ramesha slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Iceman is trying to control the position but Ramesha postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ramesha shoots for a takedown but Iceman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Iceman thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ramesha shoots in looking for a takedown but Iceman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramesha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Iceman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Iceman stuns Ramesha with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Iceman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramesha is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramesha manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Iceman on his heels. He'll look to pass Iceman 's guard now, I'm sure.
Iceman wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ramesha manages to pass to side control.
Ramesha working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ramesha lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ramesha connects with a nice short shot to Iceman 's temple.
Iceman tries to kick Ramesha off but Ramesha keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ramesha is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramesha works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ramesha controlling the position easily from mount.
Ramesha landing strikes from the mount.
Ramesha controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramesha lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Iceman hang on?
Ramesha avoids the attempt from Iceman to control.
Ramesha is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Iceman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramesha cracks Iceman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Iceman wants to control but Ramesha is having none of it.
Ramesha is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Iceman is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslan Ramesha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Iceman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Iceman !
A pretty intense looking Jake Iceman took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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