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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Ultra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ultra's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fistful of steel - Rage against the machine. Ramirez has chosen White Wizzard - Gates Of Gehenna as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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198 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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196 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakob Ultra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustavo Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ultra keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ramirez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ultra tries to avoid it but Ramirez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ultra to the ground. Ultra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from Ultra.
Ultra misses the shot to the body.
Gustavo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ultra as he avoids it easily.
Jakob Ultra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Ramirez.
Ultra misses with a jab to the body
and Ramirez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ultra!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ultra defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ramirez.
Ultra tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ramirez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ultra is desperately trying to improve his position but Ramirez has a good base and remains in mount.
Ultra knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramirez on the ground.
Ramirez wants to take his opponent's back but Ultra doesn't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ultra keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez working for a submission but Ultra is keeping him at bay.
Ultra is looking to get to half guard.
Ramirez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ultra because Ramirez loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ultra is controlling an arm, preventing Ramirez from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Ramirez wants to control the pace but Ultra is squirming around nicely.
Ramirez lands a heavy elbow.
Ramirez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ultra working to try and regain half guard.
Ramirez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ramirez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ultra to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ultra shrugs it off.
Ramirez is working for a guillotine from mount but Ultra frees his head quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ultra is looking to get to half guard.
Ultra tries to hold on but Ramirez postures up.
Ultra regains half guard.
Ramirez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ultra!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ramirez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ramirez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramirez looking to control but Ultra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ramirez stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ramirez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ultra circles away.
Ultra throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez shoots for a double leg takedown but Ultra sprawls well. He's pushed Ramirez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ultra jabs at Ramirez's body.
Ramirez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ultra tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ramirez is in Ultra's guard.
Ultra trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Ultra is keeping the position.
Ramirez stopping the sweep attempt from Ultra.
Ultra keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
Ultra 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Ultra keeps moving.
Ultra seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Ramirez dominated that 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.
Ultra throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Ramirez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ultra.
Ultra is looking to score with low kicks.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramirez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ultra is fending him off so far but Ramirez persists. Nope, Ultra circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramirez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ultra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ultra wants it to stay on the feet.
Jakob Ultra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Ramirez.
Ultra throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ultra throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ultra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ultra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Gustavo Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ultra.
Ultra feints and then cracks Ramirez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramirez down.
Ramirez with a poor takedown
enabling Ultra to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ultra napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Ultra's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ramirez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ramirez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ramirez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ramirez throws a strike aimed at the side of Ultra's head but Ultra avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ultra wants to control but Ramirez postures up.
Ramirez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ramirez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ultra is looking for a sweep.
Ramirez goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ultra has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ramirez but great work by Ultra.
You can see the frustration on Ramirez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ultra tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ramirez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ultra pulls his head out easily.
Ramirez gets back to full guard.
Ultra tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramirez is retaining full guard.
Ramirez looking to control.
Ultra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramirez is keeping the position for now.
Ramirez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ultra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ultra wants to stand and escape but instead Ramirez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ultra keeping full guard, as Ramirez tries to pass.
Ramirez pushes down on Ultra's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ramirez seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ultra is controlling Ramirez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ultra trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jakob Ultra will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ramirez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ultra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Ultra. No joy for Ramirez on that attempt.
Ultra throws a low kick, looking for Ramirez's leg but Ramirez calmly moves out of range.
Ultra throws an overhand right that lands on Ramirez's shoulder, as Ramirez tries to avoid the shot.
Ramirez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramirez has his takedown stuffed
and Ultra counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jakob Ultra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Ramirez.
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Ultra.
Ultra throws out a loose jab but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ultra misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez closes the distance and clinches up with Ultra, looking for a takedown. Ramirez pushes Ultra against the cage but Ultra circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ultra thows a body shot but no joy.
Ultra just misses with a punch to the body.
Ultra is looking to chop away at Ramirez's legs.
Ultra stuns Ramirez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ultra defends it nicely.
Ultra stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramirez. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ultra swivels and escapes.
Jakob Ultra is winning the standup battle so far.
Ultra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramirez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ultra fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramirez.
Ultra punishes Ramirez's body with a nice straight punch.
Ultra is looking to wear down Ramirez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ultra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Gustavo Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ultra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Ultra misses.
Ramirez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ultra finds it's way round the side to connect with Ramirez's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ultra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ultra lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good exchange - Ultra coming out on top.
Ultra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramirez. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ultra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ultra lands a head kick!
Ramirez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ultra swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ultra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ramirez fails to land the takedown.
Ultra darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ultra plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ultra misses with a body shot.
Ultra lands a big right hand that sends Ramirez crashing to the mat! Ultra stays standing though and waves Ramirez back to his feet!
Ramirez is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ramirez is still on wobbly legs! Can Ultra finish him?
Ultra lands with a good body shot.
Ramirez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakob Ultra showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ultra 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jakob Ultra!
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energy
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hype
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