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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Paulister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Paulister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos misses with a hook
and Paulister counters with a two punch combo.
Ramos misses with a takedown
and Paulister makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ramos misses with a takedown attempt
and Paulister counters with a straight right hand.
Ramos falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ramos looks gassed!
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Paulister counters with a series of strikes. Ramos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paulister throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos fails with the takedown
and Paulister counters with a leg kick.
Luke Paulister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Ramos.
Paulister wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paulister moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulister misses with a head kick.
Paulister scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paulister connects with a body shot.
Ramos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paulister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramos blocks a head kick by Paulister.
Paulister lands a head kick. Ramos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ramos misses with a hook
and Paulister counters with a series of strikes. Ramos will be more careful next time no doubt.
A good leg kick by Paulister.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulister misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paulister tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
Paulister fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramos, pushing him back against the cage.
Paulister with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Paulister breaks the clinch.
Paulister cracks a nice hook into Ramos's ribs.
Paulister's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Paulister duly obliges.
Jab, jab by Paulister - just one landing.
Paulister connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ramos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Paulister fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paulister connects with a crisp jab.
Paulister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paulister is working the combinations to good effect here.
Paulister fails to land with a series of punches.
Paulister throws a right and a left that Ramos avoids nicely.
Ramos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Paulister is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ramos.
Paulister dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramos. That did some damage!
Sergio Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Paulister misses.
Paulister throws a series of punches but Ramos avoids them all with ease.
Paulister closes the distance and pushes Ramos back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulister lands a shot to the body.
Ramos goes for a takedown attempt but Paulister pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Paulister paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paulister misses with a wild combination.
Ramos misses with a lunging right hand
and Paulister counters with a one-two to the body.
Paulister scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramos misses with a hook
and Paulister counters with an inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paulister!
Paulister looks to land a combination but Ramos avoids it well.
Paulister scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Paulister connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Paulister misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paulister pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ramos back to the cage. Paulister follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ramos throws a sloppy body shot
and Paulister counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paulister lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ramos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paulister can pounce on him.
Paulister moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulister lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Paulister throws a series of punches but Ramos avoids them all with ease.
Paulister throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paulister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paulister's efforts to push away.
Paulister misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramos.
Ramos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paulister gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paulister misses with a knee to the head.
Paulister stalling in the clinch but Ramos improves position.
Paulister wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paulister pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paulister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramos misses with a takedown attempt
and Paulister counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Paulister lands a jab to the head.
Paulister has closed the distance and engaged Ramos in a clinch.
Ramos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paulister's efforts to push away.
Paulister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramos has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulister lands a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Paulister. Those never looked like landing.
Paulister fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Paulister counters with a slapping leg kick.
Paulister instigates a clinch.
Paulister's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulister displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Luke Paulister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paulister plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Paulister scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Paulister lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paulister.
Paulister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Paulister counters with a three punch combo that has Ramos backing up. Ramos nods at Paulister to acknowledge the strikes.
Paulister throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramos has his takedown stuffed
and Paulister connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ramos slips a jab and a cross from Paulister.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Paulister dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ramos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paulister.
Ramos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Paulister counters with a leg kick.
Paulister goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paulister misses with a series of wild punches.
Paulister moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paulister throws a combination. Ramos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Paulister throws a good cross that connects.
Paulister pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ramos back to the cage. Paulister follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ramos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paulister.
Paulister scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ramos walks into a stiff left hand from Paulister.
Paulister tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paulister with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramos misses with a lunging right hand
and Paulister counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Paulister looks to land a combination but Ramos avoids it well.
Paulister lands a high kick!
Paulister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulister lands with a nice combination. Ramos backs away looking to recover.
Paulister moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
enabling Paulister to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos misses with a body punch
and Ramos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paulister clinches up against the cage.
Paulister lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ramos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paulister pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short uppercut from Paulister.
Ramos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Paulister gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Luke Paulister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Ramos.
Paulister lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paulister is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paulister wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramos has him pressed against the cage.
Paulister is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramos is defending well for now.
Paulister lands a shoulder strike.
Paulister breaks the clinch.
Ramos throws a lazy uppercut
and Paulister counters with a nice leg kick.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Paulister counters with a nice leg kick.
Paulister lands the left hand.
Paulister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Ramos lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulister is looking to clinch.
Paulister cracks the inside of Ramos's front leg.
Paulister connects with an inside leg kick.
Paulister misses with a wild combination.
Paulister throws a right and a left that Ramos avoids nicely.
Ramos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paulister. Paulister obviously looking to wear him down.
Paulister moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paulister slips a jab from Ramos.
Ramos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paulister lands with a shot to the body.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Paulister connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paulister jabs Ramos right on the nose. Ramos blinks but takes it well.
Ramos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paulister counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paulister.
Paulister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paulister tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramos misses with a right hand
and Paulister counters with a three punch combo that has Ramos backing up. Ramos nods at Paulister to acknowledge the strikes.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt.
Paulister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramos can do to turn this around?
Paulister moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Paulister coming out on top.
Paulister lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramos circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Paulister counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Paulister lands a nice elbow.
Paulister manages to break the clinch.
Paulister shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ramos eats them both and turns towards Paulister to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Paulister does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramos misses with a right hand
and Paulister counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jab by Paulister.
Paulister misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paulister takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ramos with a poor takedown
and Paulister counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos slips a jab and a cross from Paulister.
Paulister doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramos circles away.
Paulister swinging wildly here.
Ramos misses with a body punch
and Paulister counters with a head kick.
Ramos has his takedown stuffed
and Paulister counters with a head kick.
Paulister comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luke Paulister is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramos with a poor takedown
and Paulister counters with a two punch combo.
Paulister misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paulister scores with a leg kick.
Paulister lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ramos connects with a body shot.
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and Paulister counters with a head kick. That will keep Ramos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulister thows a body shot but no joy.
Paulister misses with a few strikes there.
Ramos throws a series of punches but Paulister moves out of range.
A left and a right from Paulister both land. Nice combination.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Paulister dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Paulister wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
Ramos swings widly with a right hand
and Paulister counters with a good low kick that Ramos was not able to check.
Ramos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Paulister counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paulister.
Paulister throws a shot to the body.
Paulister works over Ramos's head and body with a nice combination.
Paulister fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paulister thumps Ramos with a low kick.
Paulister throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramos throws a right hand that misses
and Paulister counters with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Ramos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Paulister lands a two punch combo.
Paulister wants to clinch.
Ramos dodges the punch combination from Paulister.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulister misses with a double jab.
Paulister scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ramos misses with a right hand
and Paulister cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paulister scores with a body shot.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Paulister throws a series of strikes that have Ramos backpedaling.
Ramos misses with a left hand
and Paulister counters with a nice leg kick.
Ramos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Paulister counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Paulister misses with a wild combination.
Ramos lands a jab.
Ramos blocks a head kick by Paulister.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Paulister counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulister lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Paulister, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luke Paulister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramos misses with a lunging right hand
and Paulister counters with an inside leg kick.
Paulister tries to clinch up.
Ramos misses with a hook
and Paulister counters with a series of strikes. Ramos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ramos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ramos cracks Paulister with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ramos misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Paulister is trying to get back to half guard.
Ramos lands a nice forearm strike.
Paulister is pushing Ramos's head away, looking to escape. Ramos manages to hold on to the position though.
Ramos grinds an elbow into Paulister's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos working the ground and pound.
Ramos wants to control but Paulister is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos advances to mount.
Ramos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ramos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramos punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ramos landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Ramos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ramos won't let Paulister get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ramos scoring with strikes but Paulister is staying in there.
BOOM! Ramos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ramos landing strikes from the mount and Paulister is in trouble!
Ramos lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulister is trying to stand.
Ramos landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Paulister that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ramos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ramos working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ramos lands a heavy elbow.
Ramos raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ramos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Paulister is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ramos raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos lands a big elbow.
Sergio Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Paulister hang on?
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Ramos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paulister 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Paulister!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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