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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between carlos vermola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon De La Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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205 lbs
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202 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, carlos vermola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon De La Vega!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
vermola shoots in but no luck this time.
vermola gets cracked there but stands up to it.
vermola shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De La Vega pinned against the cage. De La Vega gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for vermola with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for carlos vermola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
vermola tries for a takedown but De La Vega sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
vermola shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De La Vega fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. vermola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
vermola is breathing heavily.
De La Vega scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
De La Vega wants to lay and pray for a moment but vermola keeps working.
vermola is trying to buck De La Vega off.
De La Vega thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De La Vega stands up and we're back to a striking position.
De La Vega scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Vega tries to advance to mount but can't.
vermola defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
vermola is looking to work his way out of this bad position but De La Vega is controlling him well.
De La Vega just content to control the position.
vermola is pushing De La Vega's head away, looking to escape. De La Vega manages to hold on to the position though.
vermola is trying to escape the position but De La Vega is controlling the position.
De La Vega tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no De La Vega has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here.
That's two 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.
vermola wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
De La Vega is looking to take a break and control but vermola is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
vermola is pushing De La Vega's head away, looking to escape. De La Vega manages to hold on to the position though.
vermola defending against the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
vermola takes a head kick and keeps coming.
vermola misses with a takedown
and De La Vega counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
De La Vega scores with a one two! vermola had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from De La Vega does no damage.
vermola misses with a takedown attempt
and De La Vega counters with a straight right hand.
vermola leaves De La Vega with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Vega drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
De La Vega wants to stand but vermola has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
De La Vega stands up from guard. Let's bang!
vermola misses with a takedown attempt
and De La Vega counters with a head kick.
De La Vega scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
vermola leaves De La Vega with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
vermola misses with a takedown attempt
and De La Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
vermola fails with the takedown.
carlos vermola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
vermola shoots and misses
and De La Vega counters with a shoot takedown. vermola fights it but they end up in guard.
De La Vega working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De La Vega with a flurry of punches that miss.
vermola is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De La Vega is controlling him.
De La Vega trying to control but vermola is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
vermola wants to get back to his feet but De La Vega passes into half guard.
vermola looks like he's trying to stand up.
De La Vega slows the pace down in half guard.
vermola pushes De La Vega off and gets back to his feet.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Vega closes the distance and clinches up with vermola, looking for a takedown. De La Vega pushes vermola against the cage but vermola circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De La Vega is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
vermola decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
vermola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
vermola throws a strike but De La Vega avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon De La Vega dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De La Vega moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
vermola shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De La Vega counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in vermola's guard now.
vermola wants to stand but De La Vega is controlling the position.
De La Vega tries to free his leg and advance position but vermola is retaining full guard.
De La Vega trying to control but vermola is working from the bottom.
vermola is looking to stand up but De La Vega isn't so interested in that idea.
De La Vega has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of vermola is proving hard to escape from.
De La Vega trying to control the position from guard on top but vermola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
vermola is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De La Vega is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De La Vega.
De La Vega shoots in looking for a takedown. vermola tries to sprawl out of it but De La Vega keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. vermola manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
vermola shoots and misses
and De La Vega counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
vermola pushes De La Vega off and gets back to his feet.
vermola doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De La Vega makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for carlos vermola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De La Vega tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but vermola swivels and escapes.
vermola closes this distance looking for a takedown but De La Vega circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from vermola.
De La Vega's corner calls for a 1-2. De La Vega obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
vermola with a lazy takedown attempt
and De La Vega counters with a low kick, right behind vermola 's knee.
carlos vermola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Vega lands with a straight right. vermola didn't see that one coming.
vermola shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De La Vega counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Vega stalling.
vermola manages to escape and get back to his feet!
vermola doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De La Vega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
vermola feints and as De La Vega raises his hands in defense, vermola changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
vermola throwing strikes but missing.
vermola throwing strikes from guard but De La Vega blocks nicely.
vermola is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
vermola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De La Vega works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
vermola has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De La Vega escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. vermola gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De La Vega manages to escape and get back to his feet.
vermola with a poor takedown
and De La Vega counters with a takedown into side control.
vermola wants to get back to his feet but De La Vega drags him back down.
vermola is looking to get back to his feet here but De La Vega is keeping cool and he's managed to take vermola's back.
De La Vega misses with punches from the back.
De La Vega throwing sloppy strikes.
vermola is trying to stand back up.
vermola might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Vega trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure vermola doesn't escape.
vermola is trying to get back to his feet but De La Vega has full control of the position and if anything, vermola has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon De La Vega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
De La Vega throws a combination. vermola tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
vermola shoots and misses
and De La Vega counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
De La Vega controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
De La Vega trying to control the position from guard on top but vermola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
vermola wants to stand up but De La Vega is controlling him.
vermola trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
De La Vega postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
vermola wants to get back to his feet but De La Vega is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
vermola is wriggling around but De La Vega manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Vega prevents vermola from standing back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
vermola moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from De La Vega.
De La Vega scores with a one two! vermola had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
De La Vega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De La Vega will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De La Vega has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De La Vega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De La Vega fails with a takedown attempt.
vermola shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De La Vega counters with a three punch combo that has vermola backing up. vermola nods at De La Vega to acknowledge the strikes.
vermola is trying hard to land a takedown here. De La Vega sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for carlos vermola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
vermola shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
vermola tries for a takedown but De La Vega sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De La Vega cracks vermola with a good jab.
De La Vega scores with a jab to the body.
vermola will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
vermola gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
vermola has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes De La Vega off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nice takedown defense from vermola. No joy for De La Vega on that attempt.
vermola tries for a takedown but De La Vega circles away easily
and De La Vega counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
vermola prevents De La Vega from moving into mount.
vermola wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
vermola bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
De La Vega lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De La Vega shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts vermola as he jumps to the side.
De La Vega stuffs the takedown.
vermola fails with the takedown
and De La Vega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
vermola decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
vermola is thwarting De La Vega's attempts to control the position.
vermola lands strikes from half guard.
vermola missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
vermola is thwarting De La Vega's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Vega actively working from the bottom here.
De La Vega gets back to full guard.
Ramon De La Vega is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De La Vega trying to keep a closed guard but vermola is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
vermola feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
vermola thows a big elbow that misses.
vermola stopping the sweep attempt from De La Vega.
vermola working some strikes from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon De La Vega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De La Vega 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon De La Vega!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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