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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Ramirez (ranked 4018 p4p, 25426 weight class) and Quinn Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Ramirez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 cm 25 142 0 - 0 - 0 |
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172 cm 20 135 4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Dangerous knees Granite chin |
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Good wrestler Counter fighter Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Ramirez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quinn Blackburn! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blackburn paws at him with a jab and circles away. Blackburn with the counter takedown but Ramirez avoids it easily. Blackburn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackburn drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ramirez defends it well. Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blackburn paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ramirez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blackburn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Blackburn with the counter takedown but Ramirez avoids it easily. Ramirez closes the distance and clinches. Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirez obliges. Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackburn avoids the damage to the body. Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ramirez working Blackburn over with knees to the body. Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackburn avoids it. Blackburn wants a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ramirez.
Ramirez with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ramirez crunches a lovely knee into Blackburn's ribcage. Blackburn looks winded! Ramirez scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Quinn Blackburn has been cut. Ramirez crunches a lovely knee into Blackburn's ribcage. Ramirez working Blackburn over with knees to the body. Ramirez scores with a knee to the head.
Ramirez crunches a lovely knee into Blackburn's ribcage. Ramirez scores with a knee to the head.
Ramirez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ramirez lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ramirez landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirez obliges. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirez obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ramirez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blackburn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Ramirez landing knees to the head.
Ramirez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirez obliges. Ramirez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ramirez scores with a knee to the head.
Blackburn takes a knee to the side of the body. Blackburn is trying to drag Ramirez to the mat but Ramirez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Ramirez with a knee to the head.
Ramirez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ramirez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramirez crunches a lovely knee into Blackburn's ribcage. Ramirez with a knee to the head.
Ramirez with a knee to the head.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blackburn managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Blackburn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sammy Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinn Blackburn. Ramirez connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ramirez.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blackburn wants a takedown.
Ramirez landing knees to the body.
Ramirez landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A knee to the head by Ramirez.
Ramirez landing knees to the body.
Blackburn takes a knee to the side of the body. Blackburn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ramirez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Ramirez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ramirez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramirez lands a nice knee to the body. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Ramirez dominated that round. The cut man is working on Quinn Blackburn's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ramirez tries to land a front kick but Blackburn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackburn can do to turn this around? Ramirez is looking to clinch. Ramirez wants to clinch and Blackburn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ramirez's guard. Ramirez is looking to stand back up but Blackburn counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ramirez. Ramirez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blackburn. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blackburn working Ramirez over with strikes. Ramirez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blackburn. Ramirez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Blackburn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ramirez's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blackburn trying to control from half guard but Ramirez is working away. Blackburn working over Ramirez with some ground and pound. Ramirez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Blackburn wants to take a breather but Ramirez is having none of it. Blackburn is pressing down on Ramirez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ramirez is holding on for now. Blackburn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Ramirez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blackburn. Blackburn trying to control from half guard but Ramirez is working away. Ramirez wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Ramirez is looking to clinch. Ramirez keeps Blackburn at a distance using the push kick. Ramirez darts in and clinches Blackburn up against the cage. Knees to the body from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a knee to the head. Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blackburn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Ramirez with a knee to the head.
Ramirez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Ramirez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Blackburn wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ramirez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramirez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ramirez connects with a knee to the head.
Sammy Ramirez has scored more points in the clinch so far. Ramirez crunches a lovely knee into Blackburn's ribcage. Blackburn avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackburn avoids it. Blackburn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ramirez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirez obliges. Ramirez landing knees to the head.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blackburn blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ramirez looking to throw knees to the head but Blackburn is blocking nicely.
Ramirez looking to throw knees to the head but Blackburn is blocking nicely.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ramirez tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackburn avoids the damage to the body. Ramirez misses with a knee to the head. Blackburn is working for takedown but Ramirez is calmly controlling the position for now. Sammy Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinn Blackburn. Ramirez lands a knee to the head.
Ramirez landing knees to the head.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Blackburn blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Ramirez dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Quinn Blackburn's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round! Ramirez tries to clinch up but Blackburn circles away and keeps his distance. Blackburn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Ramirez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blackburn, pushing him back against the cage. Ramirez misses with a knee strike.
Ramirez is pressed up against the cage. Blackburn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramirez down to the mat. Ramirez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Ramirez clinches up with Blackburn and pushes him back against the cage. Ramirez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ramirez landing knees to the head.
Blackburn takes a knee to the side of the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ramirez landing knees to the head.
Ramirez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Ramirez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ramirez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blackburn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Ramirez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ramirez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blackburn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sammy Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinn Blackburn. Ramirez lands a knee to the body.
Ramirez scores with a knee to the head.
Ramirez landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ramirez is defending well against a takedown attempt. Ramirez lands a knee to the head.
Ramirez missing with knees to the body.
Ramirez looking to throw knees to the head but Blackburn is blocking nicely.
Blackburn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A knee to the head by Ramirez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Blackburn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ramirez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blackburn is looking for a takedown. Blackburn takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blackburn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blackburn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Ramirez tries a knee to the head but Blackburn blocks it.
Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but Blackburn blocks with his arms.
Blackburn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ramirez prevents it.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blackburn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Blackburn goes for a takedown attempt but Ramirez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ramirez moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ramirez lands a knee to the head.
Ramirez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blackburn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Ramirez landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramirez obliges. Ramirez landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ramirez scores a nice knee to the body.
Blackburn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Ramirez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blackburn's face.
Blackburn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Ramirez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Quinn Blackburn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Sammy Ramirez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Blackburn avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Sammy Ramirez showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ramirez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:25 Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Ramirez! Sammy Ramirez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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