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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gino Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Arealius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez comes to the cage accompanied by Go to sleep. Arealius comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ministry Rock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Anthony Arealius has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gino Ramirez's chin.
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199 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gino Ramirez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Arealius!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ramirez counters with a nice body shot.
Ramirez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arealius's head.
The crowd cheers as Ramirez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arealius doesn't seem phased though.
Arealius misses with a hook
and Ramirez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arealius wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramirez blocks the leg kick.
Arealius closes the distance but Ramirez moves to the side
and Ramirez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Arealius's guard now.
Arealius is looking to stand up but Ramirez isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Arealius keeps moving.
Arealius working for a triangle but Ramirez defends it easily.
Arealius trying to keep a closed guard but Ramirez is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arealius pulls Ramirez in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Arealius looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anthony Arealius has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Arealius tries to clinch up
and Ramirez counters with a takedown into side control.
Arealius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ramirez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ramirez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Arealius, who protects the arm well.
Arealius is trying to control Ramirez's posture but Ramirez avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arealius tries to improve position but can't.
Ramirez prevents Arealius from escaping the position.
Ramirez working the strikes but Arealius uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Arealius is looking to control Ramirez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arealius avoid being mounted?
Ramirez is trying to control. Arealius wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ramirez prevents Arealius from standing back up.
Ramirez trying to control the action but Arealius is working from the bottom.
Ramirez trying to mount his opponent but Arealius defends it.
Ramirez passes into side control, despite Arealius's attempt to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramirez is looking to take a break and control but Arealius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arealius manages to get back to half guard.
Ramirez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Arealius controlling the position for now.
Ramirez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Arealius to regain full guard.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ramirez checks a low kick from Arealius.
A low kick from Arealius is predictable there
and Ramirez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Arealius won't be happy with that.
Ramirez in the domination position with Arealius hanging on.
Arealius tries to buck Ramirez off but Ramirez is having none of it.
Arealius takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arealius keeps working.
Arealius tries to improve position but can't.
Arealius is pushing Ramirez's head away, looking to escape. Ramirez manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arealius taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ramirez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arealius keeps working.
Arealius tries to improve position but can't.
Arealius manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Arealius slows the pace down in half guard.
Ramirez works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to sweep but no luck.
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing Arealius from controlling successfully.
Arealius is looking to advance position but Ramirez has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Arealius wants to hold on but Ramirez pushes him away.
Arealius is trying to escape the mount.
Arealius in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez content just to control the position here.
Arealius gets back to half guard.
Arealius is looking to improve his position.
Ramirez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arealius is looking for a sweep. Ramirez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ramirez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arealius defending well though.
Arealius is trying to maintain the position but Ramirez is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arealius wants to improve his position but Ramirez is controlling well.
Arealius is trying to maintain the position but Ramirez is very close to passing his half guard.
Ramirez is trying to control the action in half guard but Arealius is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Arealius looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ramirez prevents Arealius from improving his position.
Arealius trying to control but Ramirez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gino Ramirez dominated that second 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.
Arealius throws a leg kick
and Ramirez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arealius thinking.
Arealius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arealius moves to clinch but Ramirez breaks away
and Ramirez counters with a straight right hand.
Arealius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramirez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arealius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ramirez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arealius thinking.
Ramirez checks a low kick from Arealius.
Arealius throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Arealius throws a right hand that misses
and Ramirez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arealius closes the distance but Ramirez moves to the side
and Ramirez counters with a nice leg kick.
Anthony Arealius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Arealius moves out of range easily.
Arealius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arealius throws a leg kick but Ramirez checks it.
Arealius misses with a leg kick
and Ramirez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arealius stuffs the takedown.
Ramirez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arealius.
Arealius tries to clinch up
and Ramirez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Arealius throws a lazy head kick
and Ramirez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Arealius tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ramirez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Arealius won't be happy with that.
Arealius gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ramirez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Arealius knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Arealius wants to improve his position but Ramirez is controlling well.
Arealius moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arealius is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ramirez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Arealius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arealius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramirez is one step ahead there.
Arealius can't keep his opponent in guard - Ramirez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gino Ramirez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ramirez wants to free his trapped foot but Arealius is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ramirez prevents Arealius from improving his position.
Arealius works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Arealius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arealius keeping full guard, as Ramirez tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gino Ramirez clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Arealius throws a leg kick
and Ramirez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Arealius misses
and Ramirez counters with a single leg into guard. Arealius didn't expect that.
Arealius wants to stand up but Ramirez is controlling him.
Ramirez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arealius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arealius is looking to stand back up but Ramirez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Arealius.
Ramirez wants to pass to mount but Arealius is defending the position.
Arealius is pressing down on Ramirez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arealius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramirez trying to control but Arealius is working from the bottom.
Arealius working a defensive guard but Ramirez manages to pass into side control anyway.
Ramirez trying to control the action but Arealius is working from the bottom.
Arealius is trying to control Ramirez's posture but Ramirez avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ramirez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Arealius struggling a bit here.
Arealius is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Arealius sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arealius kicks off Ramirez and gets to his feet.
Arealius swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ramirez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ramirez is looking to wear down Arealius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ramirez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Arealius pinned against the cage. Arealius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Arealius tries to clinch up
and Ramirez counters with a shoot takedown. Arealius fights it but they end up in guard.
Arealius has Ramirez pulled in close to control his posture.
Arealius wants to stand up but Ramirez is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to free his leg and advance position but Arealius is retaining full guard.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Arealius keeps moving.
Arealius trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Arealius seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anthony Arealius wasn't active enough on the ground.
Arealius closes the distance but Ramirez moves to the side
and Ramirez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Arealius's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gino Ramirez had his way with Anthony Arealius in that round.
That's time! Ramirez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Arealius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arealius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arealius lands a leg kick that knocks Ramirez off balance momentarily.
Arealius doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Arealius tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Arealius stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramirez. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet.
Arealius tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ramirez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arealius tries to clinch but Ramirez moves away
and Ramirez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ramirez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez trying to control but Arealius is working from the bottom.
Ramirez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ramirez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ramirez stopping the sweep attempt from Arealius.
Arealius is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Arealius is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ramirez defends well.
Ramirez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Anthony Arealius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Ramirez looking to pass the guard.
Ramirez is working hard here to advance position.
Arealius managing to control the position.
Arealius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arealius is trying to control the position but Ramirez postures up.
Anthony Arealius has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Arealius tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Ramirez counter with a right hand.
Arealius moves to clinch but Ramirez breaks away
and Ramirez counters with a straight right hand.
Arealius looks to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arealius wants to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Arealius trying to control from the bottom.
Arealius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramirez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Arealius controlling the position.
Arealius looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ramirez has picked Arealius up and slammed him! Arealius can't keep hold of the triangle and Ramirez manages to pass to side control!
Ramirez wants to control but Arealius is keeping him busy.
Ramirez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Arealius is not content to let Ramirez control the position.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arealius can do to turn this around?
And that's the end of the fight!
Gino Ramirez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramirez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gino Ramirez!
Gino Ramirez retains his middleweight title!
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