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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heikki Ramires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ramires might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blitz - Someone's Gonna Die Tonight. Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jellybones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
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157 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heikki Ramires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Ramires moved out of range.
Ramires swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramires misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Ramires uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramires defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Ramires ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jackson leaves Ramires with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ramires ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson 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 Ramires has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramires and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ramires avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramires misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Ramires misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramires.
Ramires fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Ramires persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ramires working Jackson over with strikes.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ramires missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to hold on to Ramires's head to control him but Ramires postures up.
Ramires thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Ramires is controlling well.
Jackson wants to control but Ramires is keeping busy.
Ramires prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramires.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Ramires.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramires makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ramires fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramires throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Ramires is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramires scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ramires throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramires ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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.
Ramires displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Ramires shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jackson is looking to sweep but instead, Ramires has passed into half guard.
Ramires trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
Jackson tries to roll over but Ramires keeps him under control.
Jackson gets full guard.
Ramires 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.
Jackson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ramires loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramires won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Ramires dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramires misses with a body shot.
Ramires misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Ramires does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramires thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramires closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Ramires scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Ramires moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramires tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramires bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson sizes up Ramires with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jackson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jackson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramires counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
Jackson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramires is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ramires tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramires makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ramires.
Jackson won't allow Ramires to sweep him here.
Ramires trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Ramires manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Ramires controlling him for the moment.
Ramires trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramires throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ramires moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Ramires was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for Ramires.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ramires connects with a jab.
Ramires misses with a hook to the body
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Ramires counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Ramires has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Jackson punishes Ramires's body with a nice straight punch.
Ramires throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heikki Ramires dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramires is just out of range.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Ramires.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson misses with a hook. Ramires ducked under it nicely.
Ramires fails with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramires's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramires scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramires doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramires swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramires throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Ramires misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heikki Ramires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramires throws a sloppy body shot
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramires looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Ramires lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Ramires misses.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramires looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Heikki Ramires seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramires takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson throws a body punch but Ramires moves out of range.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Ramires sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heikki Ramires is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Ramires ducks down to avoid it.
Ramires throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramires swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
Ramires slips a jab from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramires, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ramires misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramires lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ramires swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Ramires misses with a body shot
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Cody Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramires.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramires has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heikki Ramires!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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