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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barrett Salinas (ranked 3963 p4p, 3335 weight class) and Rafael Ramirez (ranked 432 p4p, 385 weight class). Barrett Salinas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Barrett Salinas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salinas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ramirez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ramirez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramirez.
Salinas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramirez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salinas lands with a shot to the body.
Salinas shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Ramirez. Those never looked like landing.
Salinas throws a chopping leg kick but Ramirez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ramirez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Salinas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch combination from Salinas misses.
Ramirez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salinas wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ramirez pushes Salinas up against the cage in a clinch.
Salinas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez has Salinas up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salinas wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Salinas uses from the top position.
Salinas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses
and Salinas counters with a one-two to the body.
Salinas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramirez as he avoids it easily.
Salinas shoots and misses
and Ramirez counters with a head kick. That will keep Salinas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barrett Salinas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salinas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez throws a nice looking combination but Salinas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salinas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ramirez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Salinas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ramirez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramirez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a few strikes there.
Ramirez darts in trying to clinch
and Salinas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramirez slaps away a takedown attempt from Salinas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ramirez throws a poor cross that misses
and Salinas counters with a one-two to the body.
Ramirez is rocked!
No luck for Salinas with that takedown attempt.
Ramirez is still on wobbly legs! Can Salinas finish him?
Salinas misses with the combination.
Ramirez seems to have recovered his senses.
Rafael Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez doesn't manage to clinch there - Salinas circles away.
Salinas doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Salinas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ramirez defends well and Salinas ends up having to push Ramirez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salinas circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramirez throws a shot from downtown. Salinas moves away and avoids it.
As Ramirez tries to get set, Salinas tries to push him back and clinch up but Ramirez manages to avoid the attempt.
Ramirez has Salinas up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez slowing the pace effectively.
Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Ramirez clinches with his opponent.
Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
Salinas gets tackled into the cage by Ramirez. Ramirez maintains the clinch.
Salinas letting Ramirez take a breather here.
Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
Salinas lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salinas as he avoids it easily.
Salinas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez gets caught flat footed, as Salinas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez is looking to stand up but Salinas isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez looks winded!
Salinas stands and steps away. Ramirez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Salinas fails to land the takedown.
Salinas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Salinas slips under a jab from Ramirez.
Salinas shoots in and bounces Ramirez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Salinas is looking to stand up but Ramirez won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafael Ramirez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ramirez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salinas looks for a takedown but Ramirez sprawls well.
Ramirez feints the counter takedown.
Ramirez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Salinas counters with a one-two to the body.
Ramirez throws a nice looking combination but Salinas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salinas tries to clinch up.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Ramirez does no damage.
Salinas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salinas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barrett Salinas is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salinas shoots in looking for a takedown. Ramirez tries to sprawl out of it but Salinas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ramirez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barrett Salinas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez moves to clinch but Salinas breaks away
and Salinas counters with a right hand to the body.
Salinas is looking to wear down Ramirez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a right hand that Salinas ducks under and follows up with a left that Salinas also avoids with ease.
Barrett Salinas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salinas stalks Ramirez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ramirez's face. Ramirez staggers backwards, shaken.
Salinas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ramirez tries to avoid it but Salinas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ramirez to the ground. Ramirez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Salinas lands a two punch combo.
Salinas takes one to the chin there.
Ramirez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salinas fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Salinas is looking to counter punch.
Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salinas shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez shows good takedown defense.
Ramirez throws out a counter right but Salinas avoids it with no problem.
Ramirez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Ramirez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salinas throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
A jab from Ramirez misses.
Salinas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramirez as he avoids it easily.
Ramirez moves into the clinch.
Salinas is trying to pull guard but Ramirez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
Salinas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ramirez moves into the clinch.
Ramirez lands with a right to the head.
Ramirez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands an elbow that stopped Salinas in his tracks for a moment.
Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
Ramirez darts in and clinches Salinas up against the cage.
Salinas jumps guard but Ramirez stands there with Salinas around his waist. Salinas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the side of Salinas's head.
Ramirez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ramirez pushes Salinas off and scrambles back to his feet.
Salinas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez instigates a clinch.
Salinas wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramirez won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Ramirez.
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!
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Salinas is trying to push Ramirez away but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Salinas is trying to pull guard but Ramirez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Salinas lands a body shot.
Salinas shoots for a double leg takedown but Ramirez sprawls well. He's pushed Salinas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salinas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramirez.
Ramirez thuds his shin into the meat of Salinas's side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Ramirez 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! This is the final round!
Ramirez closes the distance and clinches.
Rafael Ramirez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ramirez tries for a takedown but Salinas manages to get underhooks.
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.
Ramirez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Salinas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Salinas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ramirez shoots in and drives through. Salinas sprawls well.
Salinas has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez tries to clinch up.
Salinas moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Salinas moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Jab by Ramirez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez clinches up against the cage.
Ramirez lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramirez misses with a knee strike.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that Salinas avoids nicely.
Ramirez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salinas fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramirez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barrett Salinas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Ramirez.
Salinas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ramirez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramirez is looking to clinch.
Salinas tries to counter by clinching up but Ramirez breaks away and moves out of range.
Salinas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramirez doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salinas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salinas fails with the takedown.
Salinas shoots in and drives through. Ramirez sprawls well.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ramirez enables Salinas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ramirez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rafael Ramirez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ramirez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Salinas gets tackled into the cage by Ramirez. Ramirez maintains the clinch.
Ramirez jumps guard.
Salinas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ramirez is proving hard to escape from.
Ramirez has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Salinas is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salinas tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
No joy there for Ramirez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salinas avoids the head kick by Ramirez.
Salinas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramirez moves to clinch but Salinas breaks away
and Salinas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ramirez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salinas wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salinas tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramirez looks for a takedown but Salinas sprawls well.
Salinas misses with a double jab
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick.
Salinas shoots for a takedown but Ramirez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barrett Salinas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramirez shoots in but Salinas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Salinas tries to clinch up.
Salinas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramirez swivels and escapes.
Ramirez throws a series of punches but Salinas moves out of range.
Rafael Ramirez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez throws a series of strikes that have Salinas backpedaling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Ramirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramirez 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Ramirez!
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