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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between viktor knockout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ramlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramlow comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Inna-sun is up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 St Petersburg, viktor knockout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Ramlow!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramlow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
viktor knockout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramlow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramlow misses with a two punch combination.
knockout tries to clinch up.
Ramlow tries to keep at a distance but knockout has taken the fight into the clinch.
knockout misses with some punches.
Ramlow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but knockout has him pressed against the cage.
Ramlow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but knockout has him pressed against the cage.
Ramlow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but knockout has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by knockout.
Ramlow wants to get back to striking at distance but knockout won't allow it.
knockout gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ramlow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
knockout fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramlow missing with knees to the body.
knockout fails to pull guard.
Ramlow is looking to break free of the clinch but knockout has double underhooks.
Ramlow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramlow tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
knockout goes for a takedown attempt but Ramlow pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
knockout fails with the takedown
and Ramlow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like viktor knockout has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for viktor knockout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramlow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
knockout attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ramlow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
knockout is breathing heavily.
Ramlow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramlow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramlow fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. knockout sprawls well initially but Ramlow persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
knockout is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ramlow lands a nice short elbow.
Ramlow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
knockout is staying active underneath Ramlow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ramlow passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramlow decides to stand up, so the ref orders knockout to his feet.
Ramlow shoots in and bounces knockout off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ramlow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ramlow wants to control from the top but knockout keeps moving.
Ramlow cracks knockout with a solid left hand.
knockout keeping moving, preventing Ramlow from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramlow drops back looking for a leg! knockout is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and knockout manages to kick Ramlow off! Ramlow jumps back into knockout's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ramlow working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ramlow landing with the ground and pound.
Ramlow working some strikes from top position.
Ramlow trying to control the position from guard on top but knockout is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramlow working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ramlow wants to stand but knockout is controlling his posture from full guard.
knockout keeping moving, preventing Ramlow from controlling successfully.
Ramlow stands up from knockout's guard - Ramlow perhaps looking for a knockout.
knockout will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramlow scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
knockout tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramlow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramlow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Ramlow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on viktor knockout's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No luck for knockout with that takedown attempt.
knockout shoots and misses
and Ramlow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
knockout circles away from the clinch attempt
and knockout counters by moving into the clinch.
Ramlow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramlow shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. knockout is trying to defend but Ramlow finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ramlow decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ramlow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramlow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Ramlow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
knockout tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
viktor knockout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramlow shoots for a takedown but knockout saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
knockout keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramlow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. knockout manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramlow lands a jab to knockout's midsection.
Ramlow tries to clinch up but knockout circles away and keeps his distance.
knockout closes the distance and pushes Ramlow back into the cage.
Ramlow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
knockout lands a nice elbow.
Ramlow looking for a takedown.
knockout keeps control of Ramlow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramlow avoiding damage as knockout throws knees to the body.
Ramlow gets a trip takedown into half guard.
knockout is trying to stand up here but Ramlow is controlling him well.
Ramlow looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ramlow is nestled in close to knockout, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
knockout trying to control from the bottom.
knockout wants to get back to full guard.
knockout is refusing to be controlled, as Ramlow sits in half guard.
knockout wants to improve his position but Ramlow is controlling well.
Ramlow slips a nice elbow through knockout's hands, connecting with knockout's forehead.
knockout is trying to maintain the position but Ramlow is very close to passing his half guard.
Ramlow with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramlow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
knockout trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Ramlow manages to pass to mount!
knockout is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
knockout takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ramlow trying to control but knockout is having none of it.
knockout swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ramlow swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and knockout is now in Ramlow's guard. A big mistake from Ramlow there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramlow lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for knockout!
knockout is desperately trying to improve his position but Ramlow has a good base and remains in mount.
James Ramlow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramlow postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. knockout looks a forlorn figure.
Ramlow lands with some vicious ground and pound - can knockout hang on?
knockout throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ramlow avoids the attempt from knockout to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Ramlow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on viktor knockout's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
knockout tries to clinch but Ramlow moves out of range.
knockout has managed to clinch.
knockout creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ramlow's defenses.
knockout drags the fight down to the ground.
Ramlow wants to control from the top but knockout keeps moving.
Ramlow is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ramlow scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramlow stands and steps away. knockout gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ramlow with a jab.
A jab from Ramlow finds it's way through knockout's defenses.
knockout has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ramlow finds it's way round the side to connect with knockout's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramlow tries to clinch up
and knockout counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramlow jumps guard but knockout stands there with Ramlow around his waist. Ramlow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramlow works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
knockout looking to control.
Ramlow trying to control but knockout is working from the bottom.
Ramlow cracks knockout with a solid left hand.
Ramlow with a nice head shot there.
Ramlow trying to control but knockout is working from the bottom.
knockout trying to keep a closed guard but Ramlow is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramlow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramlow won't allow knockout to sweep him here.
knockout lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ramlow!
knockout thowing shots but they're missing.
knockout throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ramlow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
knockout looking to ground and pound but Ramlow is blocking nicely.
Ramlow wants to control but knockout is having none of it.
Ramlow slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ramlow taking some punishment here, with knockout in his half guard.
knockout stalling away here and it's allowed Ramlow to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
knockout wanted to stand there but Ramlow had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
knockout gets to his feet - Ramlow follows without any prompting.
Ramlow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
knockout wants to clinch up but Ramlow keeps it at a distance.
Ramlow slaps away a takedown attempt from knockout, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ramlow shoots in and drives through. knockout sprawls well.
Ramlow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Ramlow.
Ramlow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and knockout counters with a single leg into guard. Ramlow didn't expect that.
viktor knockout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Ramlow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
knockout working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to viktor knockout.
I think Ramlow 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Ramlow!
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energy
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hype
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