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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Ramirez (ranked 1819 p4p, 1978 weight class) and Better Dead (ranked 241 p4p, 260 weight class). Ramirez comes to the cage accompanied by Get Lucky. Better Dead will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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5 - 4 - 0 |
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162
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Better Dead!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead cracks Ramirez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dead lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dead listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dead throws a shot from downtown. Ramirez moves away and avoids it.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dead throws a shot to the body.
Ramirez shoots in but Dead avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dead moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dead throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Dead scores with the left hand. Ramirez knows he should have avoided that one.
Dead is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dead throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dead has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ramirez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dead to the ground. Ramirez is now in Dead's guard.
Dead has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ramirez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dead lands a really nice looking cross but Ramirez seems unphased.
Dead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramirez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dead misses with a left hand
and Ramirez counters with a shoot takedown. Dead fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez passes into half guard.
Dead really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramirez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dead is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ramirez works his way into side control.
Dead wants to control but Ramirez postures up.
Ramirez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dead knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dead prevents Ramirez from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ramirez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dead is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dead can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dead stops Ramirez from passing to mount.
Ramirez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ramirez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ramirez controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dead keeps working.
Ramirez is really struggling to control Dead but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ramirez is trying to get an arm triangle but Dead is defending well.
Ramirez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dead is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ramirez is trying to get an arm triangle but Dead is defending well.
Dead tries to improve position but can't.
Dead is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ramirez is trying to get an arm triangle but Dead is defending well.
Ramirez works to advance to full mount. Dead defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Better Dead dominated that round.
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.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Ramirez staying out of range there.
Dead feints a jab promting Ramirez to slip. Dead then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ramirez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ramirez slips under a jab from Dead.
Ramirez moves into the clinch successfully.
Dead is trying to break free.
Ramirez scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramirez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
Ramirez stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez controlling the action here for a moment.
Ramirez tries to work over Dead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ramirez tries a body shot but Dead blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Dead's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramirez just leaning against Dead, taking a breather.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dead is trying to push Ramirez away but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramirez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ramirez wants a takedown but no success here.
Ramirez effectively controlling the action here.
Ramirez tries to stall but Dead uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dead tries to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling the position.
Dead blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Ramirez on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dead.
Ramirez prevents Dead from breaking the clinch.
Ramirez prevents Dead from breaking the clinch.
Ramirez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramirez wants a takedown.
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirez avoiding damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ramirez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ramirez seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead is trying to break free.
Dead blocking some punches.
Ramirez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dead up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Richard Ramirez.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Ramirez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ramirez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ramirez throws a poor cross that misses
and Dead connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dead feints a jab promting Ramirez to slip. Dead then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ramirez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Dead as he connects with a hook.
Better Dead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dead counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dead avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dead fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez with a poor takedown
and Dead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez takes one to the chin there.
Ramirez is rocked!
Dead fakes the body blow, causing Ramirez to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Ramirez goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Better Dead!
In defeat, Richard Ramirez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll end you!'.
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hype
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