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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Yosef (ranked 5728 p4p, 3709 weight class) and Pablo Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 424 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Joseph Yosef has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joseph Yosef seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joseph Yosef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pablo Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Ramos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramos slaps away a takedown attempt from Yosef, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yosef showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos clinches.
Ramos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yosef lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramos circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yosef is fending him off so far but Ramos persists. Nope, Yosef circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos feints a jab promting Yosef to slip. Ramos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yosef slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yosef is breathing heavily.
Ramos rushes Yosef and presses him up against the cage.
Ramos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yosef is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yosef.
Ramos works over Yosef's head and body with a nice combination.
Yosef closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ramos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ramos stuffs the takedown.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Yosef knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramos on the ground.
Ramos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lull in the action here.
It looks like Ramos might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Ramos misses with the ground and pound.
Yosef being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ramos throws a combination. Yosef tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ramos looks to land a combination. Yosef sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ramos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yosef tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Ramos manages to move to mount!
Yosef trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ramos thowing shots but they're missing.
Ramos landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ramos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yosef is bucking up trying to escape but Ramos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yosef is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ramos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Ramos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ramos is continuing to stall.
Yosef holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ramos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ramos controlling from mount.
Ramos lands a big shot there that rocks Yosef but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yosef is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos controlling from the full mount.
Yosef is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos controlling the pace for now.
The adventures of Ramos the control monster continue. Boring.
Yosef squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ramos controlling the position easily from mount.
Yosef really wants to buck Ramos off and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Ramos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ramos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ramos duly obliges.
Ramos looks to land a combination but Yosef avoids it well.
Yosef fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Yosef does no damage.
Ramos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yosef pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yosef backs up against the cage.
Ramos tries to land a leg kick but Yosef saw it coming and moves away.
Yosef dodges the punch combination from Ramos.
Ramos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yosef as he avoids it easily.
Yosef stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yosef wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck for Yosef with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramos throws a series of strikes that have Yosef backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yosef fails to land with a series of punches.
As Yosef backs off Ramos throws a huge counter combo but Yosef manages to avoid it all.
Ramos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ramos clinches up with Yosef and pushes him back against the cage.
Yosef really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ramos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yosef drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ramos pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Yosef. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos catches Yosef with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ramos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ramos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Joseph Yosef is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yosef backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos misses with a two punch combination.
Yosef is looking for a counter combo.
Ramos takes the fight into the clinch.
Yosef wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yosef blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yosef wants a takedown.
Ramos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yosef drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ramos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ramos manages to break the clinch.
Ramos shoots in and drives through. Yosef sprawls well.
Yosef tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yosef looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yosef checks the leg kick.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramos has Yosef up against the cage in a clinch.
Yosef tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ramos misses with a few strikes there.
Yosef tries to clinch but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos misses with the combination.
A low kick from Ramos is predictable there
and Ramos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramos clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as Ramos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yosef doesn't seem phased though.
Yosef throws a right hand that misses
and Ramos counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos closes the distance and clinches.
Yosef is trying to drag Ramos to the mat but Ramos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ramos breaks from the clinch.
Pablo Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ramos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yosef.
Yosef checks the leg kick.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yosef as he jumps to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Ramos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ramos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yosef changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ramos tries to avoid it but Yosef manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ramos to the ground. Ramos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ramos tries to bum rush Yosef with a series of wild strikes but Yosef uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yosef gets tackled into the cage by Ramos. Ramos maintains the clinch.
Yosef has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ramos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good body shot from Ramos.
Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramos lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos scores with a three punch combo!
Ramos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ramos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yosef misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos scores with a jab to the body.
Yosef takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ramos tries to bum rush Yosef with a series of wild strikes but Yosef uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yosef misses with a two punch combination.
Ramos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yosef shoots for a takedown but Ramos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Yosef. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yosef closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ramos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yosef is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramos.
Ramos is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yosef tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Yosef does no damage.
Ramos has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos thuds a left hand into Yosef's body.
Yosef looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yosef takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yosef drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ramos gets the takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Yosef wants to get back to his feet.
Yosef on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yosef tries to get out of the position.
Ramos has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ramos misses with a head shot.
Ramos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yosef is trying to stand up.
Ramos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yosef trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ramos won't let Yosef get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ramos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ramos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ramos controlling from mount.
Yosef is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos controlling from the full mount.
Yosef is bucking up trying to escape but Ramos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ramos looking for a guillotine from mount but Yosef is having none of it.
Yosef is trying to stand.
Ramos working for a guillotine from mount but Yosef is in no mood to give up.
Joseph Yosef has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo Ramos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ramos blocks Yosef's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Ramos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Ramos!
Pablo Ramos decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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