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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cucey Ramirez (ranked 25488 p4p, 4065 weight class) and Diego Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup |
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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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cucey Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Carpio!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramirez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carpio defends well and Ramirez ends up having to push Carpio into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Carpio.
Ramirez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carpio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ramirez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carpio lands a body punch.
Carpio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diego Carpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carpio rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Carpio.
Carpio is working Ramirez over against the cage.
Ramirez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carpio lands a knee to the body.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Carpio lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Carpio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio leaning against his opponent.
Carpio stalling in the clinch.
Carpio digs a right hand into Ramirez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ramirez's gas tank.
Carpio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez is looking to clinch.
Carpio drives through and clinches with Ramirez against the cage.
Carpio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carpio digs a good body shot into Ramirez's ribs.
Carpio pushes Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.
Carpio manages to break the clinch.
Carpio drives through and clinches with Ramirez against the cage.
Carpio prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cucey Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carpio tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.
Carpio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carpio thows a body kick. Ramirez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carpio connects with an inside leg kick.
Carpio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramirez drops his hands momentarily and Carpio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carpio moves into the clinch successfully.
Ramirez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carpio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carpio just leaning against Ramirez, taking a breather.
Ramirez wants to break free but Carpio has control.
Carpio lands a nice knee to the body.
Carpio manages to break the clinch.
Carpio misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Ramirez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carpio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ramirez throws a lazy head kick
and Carpio counters with a left to the body.
Ramirez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio with the inside leg kick.
Carpio digs a good hook to Ramirez's body.
Carpio throws a nice looking combination but Ramirez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carpio avoids a kick to the body.
Carpio's corner calls for a 1-2. Carpio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carpio moves into the clinch.
Carpio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carpio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Carpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramirez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carpio leaning his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Carpio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio manages to break the clinch.
Carpio thumps Ramirez with a low kick.
Carpio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carpio with a jab.
Diego Carpio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carpio digs a good hook to Ramirez's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carpio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ramirez darts in looking for a takedown but Carpio gets double underhooks and turns Ramirez into the cage.
Ramirez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carpio is keeping busy.
Carpio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramirez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carpio walks away with a smile on his face. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carpio connects with a nice looking jab.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Carpio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carpio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carpio.
A head kick from Carpio lands but Ramirez takes it in his stride.
Carpio takes one on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carpio.
Carpio lands a leg kick that knocks Ramirez off balance momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carpio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ramirez tries to keep at a distance but Carpio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ramirez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
Carpio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carpio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carpio connects with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Carpio.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carpio as he avoids it easily.
Carpio moves into the clinch.
Ramirez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ramirez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carpio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carpio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carpio preventing the sweep.
Ramirez wants to stand up but Carpio is controlling him.
Ramirez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carpio is aware though and is defending well.
Carpio sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez trying to control the position.
Ramirez is really struggling to control Carpio but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Carpio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramirez wants to get back to his feet but Carpio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carpio.
Carpio stopping the sweep attempt from Ramirez.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carpio struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Ramirez jumps guard.
Carpio is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ramirez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carpio won't allow Ramirez to sweep him here.
Carpio 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.
Ramirez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Carpio escapes and throws Ramirez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carpio working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Carpio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ramirez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carpio circles away.
Carpio gets a clinch.
Carpio can't find room to land a body shot as Ramirez controls the action.
Ramirez wants to take the fight to the mat but Carpio manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ramirez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carpio gets through Ramirez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carpio tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Carpio back against the cage.
Carpio lands with a short shot to the head.
Carpio misses with a body punch.
Carpio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carpio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpio lands a body shot.
Carpio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramirez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carpio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carpio is working Ramirez over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Carpio as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Carpio.
Carpio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carpio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Carpio clinches.
Carpio lands a shot to the body.
Carpio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carpio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carpio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramirez misses with a takedown attempt
and Carpio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cucey Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
Carpio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carpio scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio scores with a body shot.
Diego Carpio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carpio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carpio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carpio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carpio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
A knee to the head by Carpio.
Knees to the body from Carpio.
Carpio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ramirez or not.
A bit of stalling here from Carpio.
Carpio is stalling here.
The crowd are getting on Carpio's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Carpio has Ramirez pressed against the cage.
Carpio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ramirez tries to break the clinch but Carpio is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carpio obliges.
Carpio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carpio forces Ramirez back against the cage and clinches.
Carpio working Ramirez over with knees to the body.
Carpio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carpio lands a knee to the body.
Carpio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carpio connects with a jab.
Carpio scores with a hook.
Ramirez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio connects with a high kick.
Carpio closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez fails to pull guard.
Carpio lands a body punch.
Carpio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carpio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carpio lands with a straight right. Ramirez didn't see that one coming.
Ramirez ducks right into an uppercut from Carpio.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carpio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but Carpio shows good takedown defense.
Cucey Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carpio cracks Ramirez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carpio pushes Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Carpio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carpio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Carpio!
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