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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanley Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Take it in Blood -- Nas. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hanley Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramirez.
Johnsson misses with a shot to the body
and Ramirez counters with a head kick.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from Johnsson.
Hanley Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Johnsson.
Ramirez is looking to land body kicks.
Johnsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ramirez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ramirez but Ramirez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnsson swinging wildly here.
Ramirez scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnsson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
That kick from Ramirez tenderised Johnsson's leg. Johnsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab lands there for Ramirez.
Ramirez thuds his shin into the meat of Johnsson's side.
Ramirez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnsson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a high kick!
Johnsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnsson is breathing heavily.
A solid body kick from Ramirez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a hook to the body. Johnsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramirez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez.
A head kick from Ramirez lands but Johnsson takes it in his stride.
Ramirez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ramirez lands a leg kick that knocks Johnsson off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
Ramirez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Ramirez - just one landing.
Ramirez lands with a slapping head kick.
Johnsson misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. Johnsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramirez feints a jab promting Johnsson to slip. Ramirez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnsson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ramirez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnsson blocks a head kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Johnsson moves out of range easily.
Johnsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a two punch combo.
Ramirez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Johnsson at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnsson misses with a combination
and Ramirez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnsson's guard.
Ramirez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Johnsson keeps moving.
Ramirez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnsson is keeping the position for now.
Ramirez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ramirez cracks Johnsson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanley Ramirez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ramirez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Johnsson really felt that one!
Johnsson tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramirez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnsson under the eye.
Johnsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ramirez. Johnsson shrugs it off though.
Johnsson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ramirez is pushing down on Johnsson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnsson is fighting to maintain full guard but Ramirez has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramirez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramirez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramirez trying to control but Johnsson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hanley Ramirez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A lazy left from Johnsson finds it's target.
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
Johnsson tries to move into range but Ramirez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ramirez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez slips a straight right by Johnsson.
Johnsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Johnsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnsson is looking to wear down Ramirez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Johnsson looks to land a right hand but Ramirez moved out of range.
Ramirez lands with a kick to the temple. Johnsson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ramirez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnsson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ramirez somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnsson's sensitive parts.
Johnsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramirez can pounce on him.
Johnsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ramirez sprawls well. Ramirez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnsson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jim Johnsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnsson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ramirez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramirez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnsson to the mat! Johnsson manages to get full guard.
Johnsson keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ramirez trying to control but Johnsson is working from the bottom.
Ramirez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ramirez is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnsson has wrist control.
Johnsson working for a triangle but Ramirez defends it easily.
Ramirez won't allow Johnsson to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanley Ramirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Johnsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Johnsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hanley Ramirez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramirez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Johnsson misses with a hook
and Ramirez counters with a low kick, right behind Johnsson 's knee.
Johnsson lands with a straight right. Ramirez didn't see that one coming.
Johnsson throws a right and a left that Ramirez avoids nicely.
Johnsson shoots and misses
and Ramirez counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnsson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Johnsson misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramirez lands a head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramirez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Johnsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ramirez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but Johnsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ramirez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnsson.
Ramirez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ramirez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ramirez cracks Johnsson with a solid left hand.
Ramirez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ramirez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ramirez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramirez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hanley Ramirez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a front kick that sends Johnsson stumbling back into the cage.
Ramirez clobbers Johnsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnsson!
Johnsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jim Johnsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Ramirez with a poor takedown
and Johnsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ramirez's guard.
Jim Johnsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanley Ramirez.
Johnsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnsson wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
Ramirez wants to stand up but Johnsson is controlling him.
Hanley Ramirez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez wriggles free and stands up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hanley Ramirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramirez 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanley Ramirez!
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energy
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hype
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