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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Ramsey (ranked 1372 p4p, 2061 weight class) and Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov (ranked 173 p4p, 248 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 cm 23 218 8 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm 23 210 2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt World class MT Granite chin |
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Good wrestler Excellent MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bernard Ramsey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ramsey throws a head kick that misses. Zhanbolatov is trying to counter with his kicks. Ramsey fails in his attempt to clinch. The fighters circling - Ramsey throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ramsey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Zhanbolatov throws out a counter right but Ramsey avoids it with no problem. Zhanbolatov moves into range and clinches up with Ramsey. Zhanbolatov avoiding damage as Ramsey throws knees to the body.
Ramsey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zhanbolatovs head. Zhanbolatov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramsey backwards. Ramsey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zhanbolatov misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ramsey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramsey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhanbolatov misses with some punches.
Zhanbolatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramsey. Ramsey misses with a knee to the head. Ramsey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zhanbolatov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Zhanbolatov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Zhanbolatov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhanbolatov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramsey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Zhanbolatov tries a body shot but Ramsey blocks it.
Zhanbolatov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramsey controls his hands.
Ramsey missing with knees to the body.
Zhanbolatov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramsey controls his hands.
A short right from Zhanbolatov. Ramsey tries to throw a body punch but Zhanbolatov avoids it by throwing Ramsey back against the cage. Ramsey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zhanbolatov misses with some punches.
Zhanbolatov misses with a hook from the clinch. Zhanbolatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramsey. A hook to the body from Ramsey.
Ramsey lands an uppercut. Ramsey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov has been cut. Zhanbolatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramsey. Zhanbolatov misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Zhanbolatov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ramsey tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramsey throws a leg kick which misses Zhanbolatov's front leg but catches the back leg as Zhanbolatov tries to avoid it. Zhanbolatov throws an off balance right hand
and Ramsey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Ramsey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Ramsey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Zhanbolatov.
Ramsey tries to land a knee to the head but Zhanbolatov blocks with his arms.
Zhanbolatov managing to block the knees to the body from Ramsey.
Ramsey lands a shot to the body. Ramsey misses with a short punch on the inside. Ramsey misses with a short punch on the inside. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ramsey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Ramsey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Ramsey misses with a short punch on the inside. Zhanbolatov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Zhanbolatov misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ramsey obliges. Zhanbolatov looks winded! A right hand to the body from Ramsey.
Our sources have told us that Ramsey has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. Ramsey tries to throw a body punch but Zhanbolatov avoids it by throwing Ramsey back against the cage. Ramsey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zhanbolatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramsey. Zhanbolatov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramsey. Ramsey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zhanbolatov. Zhanbolatov tries a body shot but Ramsey blocks it.
Zhanbolatov working aggressively here.
Ramsey lands a shoulder strike. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramsey. Zhanbolatov prevents a body shot from Ramsey. Ramsey blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramsey. Ramsey scores with a knee to the head.
Ramsey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhanbolatov.
Zhanbolatov lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramsey backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ramsey using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ramsey lands with a left to the head. Ramsey blocking some punches.
Ramsey swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhanbolatov uses good head movement to avoid it. A nice right hand lands inside from Zhanbolatov. Zhanbolatov blocks a body shot from Ramsey. Knees in the clinch landing for Ramsey.
Zhanbolatov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ramsey lands an elbow just above Zhanbolatov 's eye. Ramsey lands a knee to the body.
Zhanbolatov swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramsey uses good head movement to avoid it. Ramsey missing with knees to the body.
Zhanbolatov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zhanbolatov lands with a short shot to the head. Ramsey lands a nice elbow. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ramsey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramsey scores with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Ramsey dominated that round. The cut man is working on Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ramsey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Ramsey closes the distance and clinches. Zhanbolatov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zhanbolatov misses with a body punch.
Zhanbolatov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramsey lands a body punch in the clinch. Zhanbolatov working aggressively here.
Ramsey prevents a body shot from Zhanbolatov. Zhanbolatov has a couple of punches blocked by Ramsey.
Ramsey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramsey. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ramsey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramsey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Ramsey tries a body shot but Zhanbolatov blocks it.
Ramsey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramsey crunches a lovely knee into Zhanbolatov's ribcage. Ramsey misses with a body punch.
Zhanbolatov is breathing heavily. Ramsey misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ramsey blocks an uppercut.
Zhanbolatov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ramsey tries to throw a body punch but Zhanbolatov avoids it by throwing Ramsey back against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramsey. Ramsey scores a nice knee to the body.
Ramsey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zhanbolatov can do to turn this around? Zhanbolatov misses with a short punch on the inside. Zhanbolatov misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhanbolatov misses with a short punch on the inside. A shot in the inside from Ramsey. Zhanbolatov breaks from the clinch.
Ramsey buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramsey throws a leg kick but Zhanbolatov checks it. Both fighters circling a little - Ramsey finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Ramsey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zhanbolatov throws out a counter right but Ramsey avoids it with no problem. Ramsey throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ramsey throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Zhanbolatov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ramsey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Ramsey scores with a jab. Zhanbolatov acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Ramsey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zhanbolatov's sensitive parts. Ramsey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Zhanbolatov looks for the body kick but Ramsey saw that one coming. Ramsey looks to land a body kick but Zhanbolatov moved away. A good leg kick by Ramsey. Zhanbolatov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ramsey's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A right-left combo lands from Ramsey. Ramsey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Ramsey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Bernard Ramsey has been cut. Ramsey misses with a body shot
and Zhanbolatov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Ramsey misses with a shot to the body and Zhanbolatov counters with a right hand to the body. Ramsey gets tackled into the cage by Zhanbolatov. Zhanbolatov maintains the clinch. Ramsey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Zhanbolatov throws a head punch that misses. Zhanbolatov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zhanbolatov throws a head punch that misses. A short right from Zhanbolatov. Zhanbolatov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Ramsey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zhanbolatov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ramsey lands a nice knee to the body. Ramsey landing knees to the head.
Ramsey lands a body punch in the clinch. Zhanbolatov takes an elbow to the forehead. Ramsey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bernard Ramsey has scored more points in the clinch so far. Still in the clinch, Ramsey scores with a nice short uppercut. A nice left hand lands by Ramsey.
Ramsey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Ramsey lands a shoulder strike. A hook to the body from Ramsey.
Ramsey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zhanbolatov's elbow. Zhanbolatov takes a knee to the side of the body. A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramsey. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A right hand to the body from Ramsey.
Ramsey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramsey tries to work over Zhanbolatov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ramsey looking to throw knees to the head but Zhanbolatov is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Ramsey dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. 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. And we move into the final round! Some wild striking there from Zhanbolatov.
Beibitzhan Zhanbolatov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Zhanbolatov misses with a hook. Ramsey ducked under it nicely. Bernard Ramsey is winning the standup battle so far. Ramsey looks to clinch and Zhanbolatov counters with a right hand to the body. Ramsey misses with a low kick as Zhanbolatov jumps back. Zhanbolatov blocks a head kick by Ramsey.
Nice defenses there by Zhanbolatov. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ramsey scores with a jab to the head.
Ramsey works Zhanbolatov's body with a nice hook. Zhanbolatov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Ramsey doesn't manage to clinch there - Zhanbolatov circles away.
Zhanbolatov throws out a counter right but Ramsey avoids it with no problem. Bernard Ramsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ramsey lands a brutal head kick. Zhanbolatov looks out on his feet and Ramsey throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Bernard Ramsey! Bernard Ramsey seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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