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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven de Pina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Ramsey has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steven de Pina's chin.
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175 cm
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152 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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166 cm
22
165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven de Pina! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis Ramsey! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! de Pina lunges at Ramsey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramsey's hand. de Pina throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Ramsey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of de Pina's head. de Pina throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Ramsey misses with an uppercut. Ramsey takes a shot right to the bread basket. Ramsey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Ramsey takes a shot right to the bread basket. Ramsey lands a jab to the head.
de Pina swings for the body but Ramsey moves out of range.
de Pina shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. de Pina lands a front kick. Ramsey looks gassed! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Good work by Ramsey as he checks the leg kick. de Pina throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. de Pina attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. de Pina fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramsey is out of range. de Pina throws a combination that misses and Ramsey counters by clinching up. A right handed body shot lands from Ramsey.
de Pina breaks from the clinch.
de Pina lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A solid body kick from de Pina. de Pina's corner calls for a 1-2. de Pina obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ramsey takes a kick to the side of the head. A looping hook to the body misses from de Pina. Ramsey does a little dance to reset his feet. Ramsey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. de Pina misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. de Pina paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. de Pina lands a slapping body shot.
Ramsey takes a swing at de Pina's ribcage but misses. Ramsey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
de Pina throws a hook to the side of Ramsey's head but Ramsey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. de Pina rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramsey moves out of range and avoids them all easily. de Pina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramsey.
An inside leg kick from de Pina misses. de Pina throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Ramsey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. de Pina tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. de Pina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramsey sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ramsey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. de Pina connects with a jab. Ramsey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. A nice combination there by de Pina.
Ramsey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Ramsey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Ramsey scores with a sloppy right hand. de Pina should have avoided that one. de Pina dips down and scores with a jab to the body. de Pina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action! de Pina throws a lazy head kick letting Ramsey counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. de Pina connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. de Pina throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramsey counters with a left to the body. Ramsey moves away from the strike by de Pina. de Pina throws a leg kick and Ramsey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. de Pina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramsey sees it coming and avoids it easily. Ramsey thows a body shot but no joy. de Pina just misses with a punch to the body.
de Pina scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Good shot there by de Pina. de Pina connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. de Pina is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. de Pina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven de Pina dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ramsey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
de Pina throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Ramsey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. de Pina throws a leg kick but Ramsey moved away. de Pina comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. de Pina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramsey can do to turn this around? de Pina throws a series of punches but Ramsey avoids them all with ease. de Pina plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Ramsey takes a jab right on the kisser.
de Pina misses the body punch and Ramsey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps de Pina thinking. Ramsey is breathing heavily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. de Pina throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. de Pina misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
de Pina misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ramsey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from de Pina. de Pina misses with a looping left. Ramsey misses with an uppercut. de Pina saw that one coming. Steven de Pina is winning the standup battle so far. de Pina throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. de Pina misses with a combination
and Ramsey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Ramsey connects with a jab. A good leg kick by de Pina. Ramsey throws a jab but it's blocked by de Pina. de Pina missing with a left hand there. Ramsey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. de Pina fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramsey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. A big right from Ramsey misses. de Pina misses with the combination.
Ramsey cracks de Pina with an open hand slap. de Pina connects with a leg kick. Ramsey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. de Pina lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. de Pina fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ramsey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from de Pina.
de Pina throws a low kick, looking for Ramsey's leg but Ramsey calmly moves out of range. de Pina cracks Ramsey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round. de Pina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
de Pina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. de Pina throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ramsey throws a lazy right hand but de Pina sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Ramsey darts in and clinches de Pina up against the cage. Ramsey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramsey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramsey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
de Pina is looking to control Ramsey's arms but Ramsey gets an underhook and turns him. Now de Pina has his back to the cage. Ramsey can't find room to land a body shot as de Pina controls the action.
Ramsey misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramsey. Ramsey misses with a hook from the clinch. Ramsey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. de Pina is trying to force a seperation but Ramsey has the dominant position. Ramsey prevents de Pina from breaking the clinch. Ramsey avoiding damage.
de Pina tries to circle away but Ramsey has him pinned against the cage. Ramsey is struggling to control the position. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ramsey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down de Pina. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven de Pina dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A decent looking cross lands there for de Pina. Ramsey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
de Pina scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramsey in his tracks. Ramsey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. de Pina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramsey connects with a body shot that sends de Pina's belly button to the back. de Pina moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. de Pina swings away with a leg kick that misses. Steven de Pina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. de Pina walks into a straight right hand from Ramsey. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! de Pina shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. de Pina scores with the left hand. Ramsey knows he should have avoided that one. Ramsey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. de Pina throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ramsey counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. de Pina throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramsey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. de Pina lands a really nice looking cross but Ramsey seems unphased.
Ramsey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by de Pina. de Pina obviously looking to wear him down.
Ramsey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. de Pina looks to throw the jab but Ramsey is out of range. de Pina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. de Pina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramsey. Ramsey walks into a straight right hand from de Pina. Ramsey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. de Pina cracks Ramsey with an open hand slap. de Pina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ramsey in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. de Pina takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Ramsey walks into a jab. Good work by Ramsey as he checks the leg kick. de Pina avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
de Pina throws a hook but Ramsey avoids it easily. de Pina connects with a body shot that sends Ramsey's belly button to the back. de Pina thows a body shot but no joy. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A big right from de Pina misses. Ramsey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. A chopping leg kick lands by de Pina. de Pina throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice defenses there by de Pina. Ramsey avoids the head kick by de Pina.
Ramsey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by de Pina.
A clash of legs there as Ramsey blocks the low kick. Ramsey moves into the clinch. Ramsey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramsey misses with a punch to the body.
Ramsey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Ramsey lands with a right to the head. A short left from Ramsey.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ramsey stalls. Ramsey can't find room to land a body shot as de Pina controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Ramsey.
de Pina tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramsey's elbow. de Pina blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. de Pina lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! Steven de Pina showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for de Pina, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven de Pina!
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energy
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hype
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