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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seth Duran (ranked 3826 p4p, 3998 weight class) and Deonarine Ramsumair (ranked 388 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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190 cm 25 180 0 - 0 - 0 |
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178 cm 18 178 1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Basic striking Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Basic striking Solid chin |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seth Duran! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Deonarine Ramsumair! The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ramsumair tries to clinch there but Duran circles away.
Duran shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Duran working over Ramsumair with some ground and pound. Ramsumair looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Duran has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Duran sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ramsumair defending well though. Duran throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ramsumair to regain full guard. Ramsumair preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Duran throws a big elbow that misses. Duran will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Ramsumair preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ramsumair keeping full guard, as Duran tries to pass. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Duran throws a big elbow that misses. Duran throwing strikes from guard but Ramsumair blocks nicely. Duran throwing strikes from guard but Ramsumair blocks nicely.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Duran postures up in Ramsumair's guard and throws a big left but Ramsumair blocks it. Duran trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Duran throwing strikes but missing. Duran missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Duran loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Duran throws a big right hand that misses. Duran pushes down on Ramsumair's leg and manages to get into half guard. Duran with the ground and pound but Ramsumair uses the opportunity to regain guard. Ramsumair can't keep his opponent in guard - Duran advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Duran throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Duran sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ramsumair defending well though. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Duran missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Ramsumair has hold of Duran's hands but Duran slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Duran seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ramsumair blocking the ground and pound attempt from Duran. Duran scoring with strikes to the body and head. Duran thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ramsumair's head.
Duran is working for a kimura but Ramsumair is defending it quite comfortably.
Duran throwing shots but Ramsumair is blocking nicely.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Duran throwing shots but Ramsumair is blocking nicely. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Duran lands a nice short elbow. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Duran connects with a nice short shot to Ramsumair's temple. Duran is stalling here. Ramsumair is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Duran seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ramsumair has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Duran is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ramsumair's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Duran has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Ramsumair escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Ramsumair! Duran tries to buck Ramsumair off but Ramsumair is having none of it.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Duran is working hard here to advance position. Duran striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Duran tries to get back to half guard but can't. Ramsumair gets to mount! Duran was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Duran is looking to improve his position but Ramsumair isn't that keen on the idea. Duran gets back to half guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Duran dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ramsumair darts in and clinches Duran up against the cage. Duran drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ramsumair gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Duran is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ramsumair pulls him back up using the underhooks. Duran wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Duran. That's going to take a lot out of him. Duran jumps guard but Ramsumair turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Duran goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ramsumair prevents it.
Duran controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Duran fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duran wants a takedown but no success here.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Duran is trying to pull guard but Ramsumair turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Duran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duran tries to pull guard but Ramsumair holds him up against the cage and eventually Duran drops back down to his feet.
Duran is stalling here.
Duran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramsumair can do to turn this around? Ramsumair taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Duran trying to control the position but instead, Ramsumair has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duran into the cage. Duran drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ramsumair is struggling to control the position.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Ramsumair will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Duran up against the cage. Ramsumair gets underhooks to prevent Duran's takedown attempt.
Duran fails to pull guard.
Duran stalling in the clinch but Ramsumair improves position. Duran jumps guard but Ramsumair turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Duran misses with a short punch on the inside. Duran is working for takedown but Ramsumair is calmly controlling the position for now. Duran has Ramsumair pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ramsumair manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. The referee is keeping an eye on Ramsumair - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Duran has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ramsumair avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ramsumair is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Duran is keeping busy. Ramsumair blocks the elbow strike.
Ramsumair slows down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Duran changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ramsumair fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ramsumair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duran drives through and clinches with Ramsumair against the cage.
Duran misses with an elbow strike.
Duran fails to pull guard.
Ramsumair prevents a body shot from Duran.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Duran tries for a takedown but Ramsumair manages to get underhooks.
Ramsumair leaning against his opponent.
Ramsumair trying to stall but Duran improves his position.
Duran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duran is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ramsumair pulls him back up using the underhooks. Ramsumair avoids a wild elbow strike from Duran. Ramsumair blocks an elbow strike from Duran.
Duran is working for takedown but Ramsumair is calmly controlling the position for now. Duran goes for a takedown attempt but Ramsumair pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramsumair clinches. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Ramsumair slowing the pace effectively. Duran can't get the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deonarine Ramsumair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramsumair has Duran up against the cage in a clinch.
Deonarine Ramsumair seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Duran is looking to take this one to the mat. Duran is trying to pull guard but Ramsumair turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Ramsumair just leaning against Duran, taking a breather. Duran jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ramsumair walks away with a smile on his face. Duran gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Duran. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ramsumair is looking to clinch.
Ramsumair clinches up against the cage. Duran is looking for a takedown. Ramsumair blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ramsumair stalling against the cage.
Duran tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramsumair shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Ramsumair is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Duran.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Duran is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ramsumair to keep the fight standing. Duran changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ramsumair fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ramsumair tries to clinch there but Duran circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Ramsumair tries to clinch but Duran moves out of range.
Ramsumair has managed to clinch.
Ramsumair holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Ramsumair trying to stall but Duran improves his position.
Ramsumair looking to slow down the pace here. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duran gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ramsumair trying to control here.
Duran is looking to stall here but Ramsumair recovers full guard.
Duran has gone for a leg lock! Ramsumair slips out almost immediately though and dives into Duran's guard.
Ramsumair stopping the sweep attempt from Duran. Duran is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Duran had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ramsumair defends it easily.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Duran has an active guard here but Ramsumair has managed to pass into half guard.
Duran tries to get to full guard but Ramsumair has control of the leg. Duran regains full guard. Nicely done.
Duran is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ramsumair defends well.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Ramsumair slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Duran wants to sweep but no luck.
Duran has an active guard here but Ramsumair has managed to pass into half guard.
Duran tries to roll over but Ramsumair keeps him under control. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Deonarine Ramsumair. I think Ramsumair has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29 Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29 Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Deonarine Ramsumair! A relieved looking Deonarine Ramsumair thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
28% |
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