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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benoit's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Praise. Ramirez has chosen D'Evils -- Jay Z as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Michael Benoit has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michael Benoit seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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140 lbs
23 - 6 - 0 |
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142 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit walks into a straight right hand from Ramirez.
Ramirez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Benoit misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez ducks right into an uppercut from Benoit.
Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Benoit closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Benoit misses with a hook.
Benoit missing with a left hand there. Ramirez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Benoit misses the target.
Benoit lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benoit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benoit lands a nice hook to Ramirez's body. Ramirez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Benoit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benoit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ramirez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benoit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramirez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benoit.
Ramirez staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ramirez at a distance.
Benoit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramirez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ramirez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benoit connects with a body shot that sends Ramirez's belly button to the back.
Ramirez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ramirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benoit throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ramirez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Michael Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benoit checks a low kick from Ramirez.
Benoit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benoit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramirez counters with a good low kick that Benoit was not able to check.
Benoit is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Benoit stuns Ramirez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benoit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Benoit.
Benoit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benoit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramirez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benoit takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benoit in his tracks.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramirez throws a looping overhand right but Benoit ducks down to avoid it.
Benoit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Ramirez connects with a solid leg kick.
Benoit throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
Benoit avoids the head kick by Ramirez.
Benoit misses with a two punch combination.
Benoit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ramirez scoring well with a low kick there.
Benoit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez tests Benoit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benoit blocks a low kick nicely.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benoit moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benoit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benoit checks a leg kick.
Benoit lands a jab to Ramirez's midsection.
Benoit avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramirez lands a leg kick that knocks Benoit off balance momentarily.
Benoit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez throws a front kick aimed at Benoit's knee but Benoit avoids it well.
Benoit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Benoit scores with a three punch combo!
Benoit throws the left hand but Ramirez avoids the punch easily.
Benoit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Benoit is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benoit ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Benoit throws a sloppy body shot
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benoit moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
A low kick from Ramirez is predictable there
and Ramirez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benoit thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez blocks a jab.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramirez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benoit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benoit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benoit misses the body punch
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Benoit scores with a three punch combo!
Benoit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramirez has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez wants to slow Benoit down by chopping away at his legs.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benoit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benoit blocks a head kick by Ramirez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit 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.
Benoit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benoit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Benoit.
Ramirez stuns Benoit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benoit misses with a looping right.
Benoit scores with a jab to the body.
Benoit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramirez.
Michael Benoit is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benoit swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Benoit just misses with a punch to the body.
Benoit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benoit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez throws a shot to the body.
Ramirez throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benoit throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benoit momentarily.
Benoit jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Benoit moved away.
Benoit lands with an overhand left.
Benoit misses with a wild body shot.
Benoit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Benoit.
Benoit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramirez counters with a nice kick to the body.
Benoit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benoit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit checks a leg kick.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benoit.
Benoit misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Benoit.
Benoit is looking to wear down Ramirez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benoit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benoit throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Benoit throws a hook to the side of Ramirez's head but Ramirez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benoit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Benoit does no damage.
Benoit throws an off balance right hand
and Ramirez counters with a straight right hand.
Ramirez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ramirez lands with a kick to the temple. Benoit shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ramirez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benoit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benoit's corner calls for a 1-2. Benoit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benoit throws out a loose jab but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benoit's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benoit duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Ramirez. Those never looked like landing.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benoit throws out the jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benoit. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benoit throws a looping overhand right but Ramirez ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez.
Benoit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Benoit.
Ramirez throws out a leg kick but Benoit moves out of range and Ramirez only half commits.
Benoit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.
A lazy left from Benoit finds it's target.
Benoit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramirez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Benoit throws a shot from downtown. Ramirez moves away and avoids it.
Benoit throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramirez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benoit's knee momentarily.
Benoit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab by Ramirez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benoit misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.
Ramirez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Benoit moves out of range easily.
Ramirez lands the left hand.
Ramirez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benoit swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Benoit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benoit lands with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
Benoit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benoit connects with a body shot.
Ramirez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benoit throws a series of punches but Ramirez moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Javier Ramirez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Benoit.
Benoit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirez.
Benoit swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Benoit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benoit throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Benoit swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Benoit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benoit throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez motions for Benoit to come forward. Ramirez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benoit throws a good cross that connects.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benoit was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ramirez.
Benoit throws a series of punches but Ramirez moves out of range.
Benoit thows a body shot but no joy.
Ramirez throws a one two combo.
Benoit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benoit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benoit lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab by Benoit.
Ramirez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ramirez slips a straight right by Benoit.
Benoit misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benoit thows a body shot but no joy.
Benoit's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ramirez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benoit scrambles back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Ramirez.
A jab from Ramirez finds it's way through Benoit's defenses.
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Benoit.
Benoit with a nice cross.
Benoit with a nice cross.
Benoit scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Benoit. Those never looked like landing.
Ramirez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benoit checks the leg kick.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Benoit misses with a wild body shot.
Benoit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramirez can pounce on him.
Good exchange - Ramirez coming out on top.
Ramirez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ramirez cracks Benoit with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ramirez is looking to chop away at Benoit's legs.
Benoit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramirez misses with a double jab.
Ramirez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Benoit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramirez throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a lovely overhand right.
Ramirez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramirez wants to land a leg kick but Benoit is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramirez.
A slow jab from Benoit misses its intended target.
Ramirez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benoit jabs Ramirez right on the nose. Ramirez blinks but takes it well.
Benoit checks a leg kick nicely.
Benoit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ramirez scores with a one two! Benoit had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benoit throws a nice looking combination but Ramirez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramirez wants to land a leg kick but Benoit is out of range.
Ramirez throws a series of punches but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a jab but it's blocked by Benoit.
Benoit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramirez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benoit slips a straight right by Ramirez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Benoit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Ramirez throws a body punch but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit misses with a hook to the body
and Ramirez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benoit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramirez.
Ramirez blocks a jab.
Benoit misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benoit digs a good hook to Ramirez's body.
Ramirez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benoit.
Ramirez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Benoit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Ramirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramirez 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Javier Ramirez!
After winning the bout, Javier Ramirez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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pop
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