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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dee Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 cm
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145 lbs
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167 cm
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135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dee Jay! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rick Ramirez! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ramirez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramirez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rick Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Jay's shoulder, as Jay tries to avoid the shot. Ramirez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jay has time to react. Ramirez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Jay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Jay has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ramirez uses from the top position. Ramirez wants to get up but he can't break Jay's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Ramirez won't allow Jay to sweep him here. Jay wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Jay uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ramirez blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Ramirez.
Jay shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ramirez is trying to stand up here but Jay is controlling him well. Jay is figuring out what he wants to do next. Jay decides to stand up. Jay moves away from the strike by Ramirez. Ramirez throws a nice looking combination but Jay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Ramirez throws a nice looking combination but Jay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Ramirez gets caught napping as Jay dives in and scores a takedown. Ramirez manages to retain guard. Jay passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jay controls the position from side control. Jay decides to stand back up. Jay steps back and let's Ramirez get back to his feet. Jay is looking to land body kicks. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ramirez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jay moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Decent striking displayed by Ramirez there. Jay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Jay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Ramirez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jay momentarily.
Jay shoots in and drives through. Ramirez sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jay tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Jay fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dee Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jay is breathing heavily. Ramirez throws a right and a left that Jay avoids nicely. Ramirez throws a nice looking combination but Jay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Ramirez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Ramirez stalks Jay and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jay's face. Jay staggers backwards, shaken. Ramirez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jay circles away quickly and effectively. Jay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jay is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Jay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ramirez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ramirez misses with a series of wild punches.
Jay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramirez. Ramirez misses with a few strikes there.
Ramirez throws a right hand that Jay ducks under and follows up with a left that Jay also avoids with ease. Jay misses with a takedown attempt - Ramirez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Ramirez throws a series of punches but Jay avoids them all with ease. Jay shoots in looking for a takedown but Ramirez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jay's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Jay shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jay was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jay looking for a guillotine from mount but Ramirez is having none of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Jay dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ramirez lands a nice hook to Jay's body. Jay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Jay fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez avoids it really well and circles away. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Jay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. A nice combination there by Ramirez.
A punch combination from Jay misses. Ramirez scores with a three punch combo!
Jay dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws out a powerful jab. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jay misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ramirez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Some wild striking there from Jay.
Ramirez digs a good body shot into Jay's ribs. Jay closes the distance and clinches. Ramirez is trying to force a seperation but Jay has the dominant position. Ramirez is pressed up against the cage. Jay has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramirez down to the mat. Ramirez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dee Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jay tries to move into range but Ramirez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Ramirez looks to land a combination. Jay sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Ramirez cracks Jay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Ramirez cracks Jay with an open hand slap. Rick Ramirez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ramirez throws a right and a left that Jay avoids nicely. Rick Ramirez seems to be getting the better of the standup. Jay moves out of range of the body kick from Ramirez.
Ramirez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jay shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez shows good takedown defense. Ramirez scores with a sloppy right hand. Jay should have avoided that one. Dee Jay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Ramirez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jay moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The fight stays on the outside here - Jay looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ramirez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jay has time to react. Jay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Ramirez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Ramirez throws a series of punches but Jay moves out of range. Jay throws an off balance right hand
and Ramirez counters with a straight right hand. Jay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Jay takes one to the side of the head.
Ramirez lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Ramirez misses the target. Jay moves out of range of the strikes. Jay tries to land a front kick but Ramirez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Ramirez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Jay doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Jay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Ramirez's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramirez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Jay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jay circles away quickly and effectively. Jay decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Jay trying to mount his opponent but Ramirez defends it. Jay prevents Ramirez from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jay wants to free his trapped foot but Ramirez is holding on for dear life with his legs. Jay is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Jay working over Ramirez with some ground and pound. Ramirez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Jay is figuring out what he wants to do next. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jay is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Jay decides to return to a standing position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Ramirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ramirez lands with a cross. Jay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ramirez tries to avoid it but Jay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ramirez to the ground. Ramirez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Jay closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ramirez's guard. Ramirez is working an open guard so Jay takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Ramirez's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramirez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Jay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Ramirez throws a right and a left that Jay avoids nicely. Jay avoids a kick to the body.
Jay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Ramirez misses with a double jab.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Jay.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jay shoots in but Ramirez avoids the takedown attempt easily. Nice uppercut lands for Ramirez. That snapped Jay's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ramirez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jay takes one on the button. Ramirez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Ramirez scores with a jab to the head.
Jay rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage. Jay has Ramirez pressed against the cage, preventing Ramirez from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Jay dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Jay wants to take the fight to the mat but Ramirez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dee Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ramirez is trying to pull guard but Jay has him pressed against the cage. Ramirez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ramirez can't break the clinch.
Jay is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ramirez tries to break free but Jay pushes him back against the cage. Jay has clasped his hands together around Ramirez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jay sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ramirez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dee Jay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Jay moves into full mount! Jay tries to control but Ramirez wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ramirez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jay sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Ramirez is trying to stand but he's just given Jay his back. What can Ramirez do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jay looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Ramirez taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dee Jay!
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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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