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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rex Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gino Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollo comes to the cage accompanied by My Bloody Valentine - Loomer. Ramirez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Go to sleep kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rex Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gino Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Apollo shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Apollo misses with a low kick.
Apollo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Apollo.
A combination from Apollo does no damage.
Ramirez moves into the clinch successfully.
Ramirez avoiding damage.
Apollo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ramirez pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Apollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apollo slips a jab and a cross from Ramirez.
Apollo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ramirez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ramirez drives through and clinches with Apollo against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Apollo fails to land.
Ramirez swings wildly with an uppercut but Apollo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apollo managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Apollo is working for takedown but Ramirez is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Apollo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ramirez.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ramirez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ramirez cracks Apollo with a nice body shot.
Apollo is breathing heavily.
Ramirez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ramirez works on Apollo's body with a couple of short punches.
Apollo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramirez has double underhooks.
Ramirez digs a right hand underneath Apollo's ribcage. Apollo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ramirez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Apollo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Apollo does no damage.
Ramirez throws a wild body kick that Apollo sees coming a mile off.
Apollo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apollo avoids the head kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Apollo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Apollo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gino Ramirez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramirez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Apollo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo misses with a straight left.
Ramirez gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apollo avoiding damage as Ramirez throws knees to the body.
Ramirez throws a head punch that misses.
Apollo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Apollo can't break the clinch.
Ramirez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Apollo throws a right hand that Ramirez ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramirez also avoids with ease.
Ramirez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ramirez misses with a hook. Apollo ducked under it nicely.
Ramirez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramirez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Apollo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Apollo is stalling in the full guard.
Apollo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Apollo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Apollo tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramirez is retaining full guard.
Apollo is standing up over Ramirez. Ramirez looks to escape but Apollo dives into side control.
Apollo is trying to get an arm triangle but Ramirez is defending well.
Apollo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ramirez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ramirez is trying to improve his position.
Ramirez is not content to let Apollo control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Apollo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ramirez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Apollo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ramirez, who protects the arm well.
The ground and pound from Apollo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ramirez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Apollo is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez tries to bench press Apollo off him but Apollo keeps the position.
Ramirez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Apollo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ramirez wants to control but Apollo postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gino Ramirez dominated that round.
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.
Ramirez blocks a low kick nicely.
Apollo gets a takedown into half guard.
Ramirez has hold of Apollo's hands but Apollo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Apollo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramirez keeps working.
Apollo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Apollo wants to pass to mount but Ramirez is defending the position.
Ramirez is looking for a sweep. Apollo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Apollo is pressing down on Ramirez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ramirez is holding on for now.
Ramirez manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ramirez pushes Apollo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Apollo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ramirez is looking to clinch.
Apollo throws a combination. Ramirez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Apollo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Apollo is having none of it.
Ramirez wants to clinch.
No joy there for Apollo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramirez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Apollo to score with a decent uppercut.
Apollo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ramirez checks a low kick from Apollo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo cracks Ramirez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Apollo.
Ramirez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apollo throws a series of punches but Ramirez moves out of range.
Apollo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ramirez counters with an inside leg kick.
Apollo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Apollo has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Apollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apollo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ramirez moves into the clinch.
Apollo wants to break free but Ramirez has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Ramirez has Apollo pressed against the cage, preventing Apollo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the side of Apollo's head.
Ramirez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramirez digs a right hand underneath Apollo's ribcage. Apollo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ramirez.
Ramirez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Rex Apollo has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ramirez.
Gino Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo throws a hook but Ramirez blocks it.
Ramirez closes the distance and clinches.
Apollo is trying to drag Ramirez to the mat but Ramirez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ramirez presses Apollo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Ramirez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ramirez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Apollo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramirez scores a nice knee to the body.
Apollo gets through Ramirez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside 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 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Apollo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramirez as he avoids it easily.
Ramirez scores with a jab.
Ramirez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo misses with a wild combination.
Apollo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramirez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Apollo fails with a takedown attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ramirez.
Ramirez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramirez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Apollo backs up against the cage.
Ramirez scores with a one two! Apollo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike.
Ramirez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Apollo scores with a nice head shot.
Apollo throws a lazy head kick
and Ramirez counters with a head kick.
Ramirez leaves Apollo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gino Ramirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rex Apollo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Apollo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez tries to clinch there but Apollo circles away.
Ramirez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ramirez wants it to stay on the feet.
Apollo misses with a low kick.
Apollo misses with a wild combination.
Apollo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ramirez tries to avoid it but Apollo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ramirez to the ground. Ramirez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ramirez misses with a kick to the body.
Gino Ramirez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ramirez!
Apollo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramirez as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Apollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez clinches with his opponent.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramirez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Apollo throws a series of punches but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez closes the distance and pushes Apollo back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramirez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ramirez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ramirez lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramirez.
Ramirez pushes Apollo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez darts in and clinches Apollo up against the cage.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Apollo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Apollo.
Nice cross by Apollo.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramirez as he connects with a hook.
Ramirez is looking to land body kicks.
Apollo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ramirez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Apollo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick by Apollo misses
and Ramirez counters by moving into the clinch.
Apollo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Apollo tries to break free but Ramirez pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Apollo.
Ramirez looking to stall.
Apollo pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramirez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Apollo is trying to break the clinch but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Apollo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Apollo.
Ramirez can't break the clinch.
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Apollo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramirez has double underhooks.
Apollo tries to circle away but Ramirez has him pinned against the cage.
Apollo working hard to break the clinch.
Apollo tries to pull guard but Ramirez won't allow it.
Ramirez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Apollo tries to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo tries to break free but Ramirez pushes him back against the cage.
Apollo misses with an elbow strike.
Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Rex Apollo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Apollo.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Apollo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apollo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Ramirez checks a low kick from Apollo.
Apollo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Apollo scores with a jab.
Nice body punch from Apollo.
Apollo cracks Ramirez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ramirez wants to clinch.
Ramirez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Apollo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo cracks Ramirez with a good jab.
Apollo scores with a sloppy right hand. Ramirez should have avoided that one.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
Apollo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.
Ramirez drives through and clinches with Apollo against the cage.
Apollo can't break the clinch.
Apollo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Apollo tries to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ramirez as the two fighters clinch.
Apollo tries to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apollo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Apollo misses with a two punch combination.
Ramirez lands a glancing blow to the side of Apollo's head.
Rex Apollo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramirez moves away from the strike by Apollo.
Apollo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gino Ramirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ramirez 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gino Ramirez!
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