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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Jean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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151 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Jean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jean fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramirez misses with the combination.
Ramirez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez closes the distance and clinches.
Jean prevents Ramirez from breaking the clinch.
Ramirez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jean has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez tries to break the clinch but Jean is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Ramirez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Jean has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Ramirez to work.
Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jean blocks the body kick.
No luck for Jean with that takedown attempt.
Jean shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jean wants to take Ramirez's back but he can't do it this time.
Jean with good strikes from the mount here!
Ramirez trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jean landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jean won't let Ramirez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jean looking for a guillotine from mount but Ramirez is having none of it.
Ramirez is trying to stand.
Jean jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ramirez is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ramirez and Jean has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ramirez throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a chopping leg kick but Jean manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
Ramirez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramirez doesn't manage to clinch there - Jean circles away.
Ramirez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jean gets the takedown into side control.
Jean thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez sneaks out the side door and pushes Jean away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Jean is breathing heavily.
Ramirez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramirez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jean fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Jean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to clinch up but Jean keeps it at a distance.
Jean throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramirez's waist but Ramirez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jean off to one side.
Ramirez fakes the leg kick and cracks Jean in the body.
Jean drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ramirez wants to stand but Jean is controlling the position.
Jean drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ramirez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jean has Ramirez in his guard.
Ramirez wants to stand but Jean is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez preventing the sweep.
Ramirez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jean manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ramirez manages to get himself to full guard.
Ramirez uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Jean blocks the low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ramirez.
Jean checks a leg kick.
Ramirez misses with a kick to the body.
Ramirez connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Billy Jean will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ramirez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jean.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jean shoots for a takedown but Ramirez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramirez fails to land with a series of punches.
Jean slips a jab and a cross from Ramirez.
Ramirez looks to land a combination but Jean avoids it well.
Rocco Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez looks to land a body kick but Jean moved away.
Jean throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramirez's waist but Ramirez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jean off to one side.
Ramirez throws a push kick but Jean slaps the foot to one side.
Ramirez throws a series of punches but Jean moves out of range.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Jean moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jean scores with a takedown into Ramirez's guard.
Jean drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jean jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jean drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ramirez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jean has Ramirez in his guard.
Ramirez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ramirez tries to stand but Jean is controlling from the bottom.
Jean 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.
Ramirez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jean sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ramirez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramirez scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a leg kick which misses Jean's front leg but catches the back leg as Jean tries to avoid it.
Ramirez throws a series of punches but Jean moves out of range.
Jean shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ramirez pinned against the cage. Ramirez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Jean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jean closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ramirez circles away.
Rocco Ramirez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jean tries for a takedown but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ramirez lands a high kick!
Ramirez tries to clinch but Jean is having none of it.
Ramirez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jean. That did some damage!
Ramirez misses with a wild combination.
Jean looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ramirez is fending him off so far but Jean persists. Nope, Ramirez circles away and we're back to standing.
Jean avoids the head kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wanted to stand there but Jean had control of the position.
Jean looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramirez is one step ahead there.
Jean looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ramirez passes into half guard.
Jean is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jean is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Ramirez pulls his head out easily.
Jean looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Billy Jean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramirez wants to stand up but Jean has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jean manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jean has his feet on Ramirez's thighs here. He's pushed Ramirez off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ramirez screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Jean!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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