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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alarcon Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood. Ramirez has chosen War is my destiny as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alarcon Ramirez !
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A lazy left from Fox finds it's target.
Ramirez takes one to the side of the head.
Ramirez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ramirez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fox lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ramirez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramirez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ramirez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez gets a double leg takedown into Fox's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ramirez working some strikes from top position.
Ramirez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramirez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramirez stopping the sweep attempt from Fox.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramirez trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Fox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fox utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramirez 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ramirez tries to free his leg and advance position but Fox is retaining full guard.
Ramirez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fox wants to stand and escape but Ramirez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to work some ground and pound but Fox has wrist control.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramirez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramirez lands a couple of elbows.
Ramirez lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fox is keeping the position for now.
Ramirez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fox keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fox wants to stand and escape but Ramirez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox pulls Ramirez in close to his closed guard and prevents Ramirez from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing.
Fox is looking to stand up but Ramirez isn't so interested in that idea.
Ramirez throws a strike but Fox rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ramirez controls Fox momentarily but Fox frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ramirez , up you get!
Ramirez blocks a jab.
Fox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramirez .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fox.
Ramirez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fox throws a solid leg kick but Ramirez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fox.
Ramirez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramirez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramirez misses with a takedown attempt - Fox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ramirez tries to clinch up.
Sam Fox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fox closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Fox avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Ramirez pulls guard effortlessly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alarcon Ramirez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ramirez doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Fox counter with a right hand.
Fox tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Fox slips under a jab.
Ramirez misses with a two punch combination.
Fox tried to score with a low kick but Ramirez checks it.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fox defends it nicely.
Fox gets tackled into the cage by Ramirez . Ramirez maintains the clinch.
Fox trying to stall but Ramirez improves his position.
A short body shot lands from Ramirez as the two fighters clinch.
Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fox is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
Ramirez taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Fox holds him up against the cage and eventually Ramirez drops back down to his feet.
Sam Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alarcon Ramirez .
Fox is pushing Ramirez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Fox blocks a body shot from Ramirez .
A shot in the inside from Fox.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fox is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fox misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fox holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fox lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to control Fox's arms but Fox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramirez has his back to the cage.
Ramirez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fox.
Fox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fox stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez .
Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez .
Ramirez lands a nice uppercut.
Fox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Ramirez as the two fighters clinch.
Fox misses with a body punch.
Ramirez is leaning against Fox and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fox throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses with a punch to the body.
Fox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ramirez blocking some punches.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramirez .
Ramirez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fox's elbow.
Fox prevents a body shot from Ramirez .
Nice body punch from Ramirez - that landed with a thud.
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Fox lands with a right to the head.
Ramirez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
Ramirez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fox walks away with a smile on his face. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fox throws out a leg kick but Ramirez moves out of range and Fox only half commits.
Fox gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox throws a combination. Ramirez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ramirez throws out a leg kick but Fox moves out of range and Ramirez only half commits.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez . Fox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fox jabs at Ramirez 's body.
Fox takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range.
Ramirez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fox circles away.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range.
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramirez throws a wild body kick that Fox sees coming a mile off.
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.
Sam Fox is winning the standup battle so far.
Fox explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fox connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ramirez momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox blocks a head kick by Ramirez .
Fox slips a jab from Ramirez .
Fox lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fox lunges at Ramirez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramirez 's hand.
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 Sam Fox will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Ramirez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big left from Ramirez misses.
Fox throws a leg kick but Ramirez checks it.
Fox throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez tries to clinch there but Fox circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramirez .
Alarcon Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body kick from Fox.
Fox on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramirez .
Fox tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fox throws a leg kick which misses Ramirez 's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramirez tries to avoid it.
Fox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramirez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fox is fending him off so far but Ramirez persists. Nope, Fox circles away and we're back to standing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab, jab by Fox - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fox.
Fox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ramirez lands a shot to the body.
Fox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ramirez or not.
Ramirez being controlled against the cage.
Fox misses with a punch to the body.
Fox stalling the fight.
Fox scores with a shoulder strike.
Fox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fox dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
Ramirez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fox smiles and moves away.
Sam Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alarcon Ramirez .
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Fox's shoulder, as Fox tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramirez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fox walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ramirez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ramirez looks to land a body kick but Fox moved away.
Ramirez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fox looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Fox closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Ramirez controls the action.
A short left from Fox.
Fox digs a right hand into Ramirez 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ramirez 's gas tank.
Fox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez takes a shot to the head.
Fox tries to stall but Ramirez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ramirez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fox's elbow.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Fox.
Fox blocks a body shot from Ramirez .
Ramirez lands with a light punch inside.
Fox stalling in the clinch.
Fox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Fox controls the action.
Fox scores with a hook to the body.
Fox working aggressively here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fox working aggressively here.
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Fox avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fox.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Ramirez tries a body shot but Fox blocks it.
Fox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fox.
Fox misses with some punches.
Fox tries to work over Ramirez 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Fox avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Ramirez pushes Fox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Fox.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramirez being controlled against the cage.
Fox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Fox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fox 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sam Fox!
Sam Fox decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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