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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between MK Ultra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russ Ramford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russ Ramford is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, MK Ultra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russ Ramford!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramford drives through with a takedown into Ultra's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ramford is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ramford's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Russ Ramford hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ultra shoots in but no luck this time.
Ramford looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramford postures up in Ultra's guard and throws a big left but Ultra blocks it.
Ramford controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ramford throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ultra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ramford slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Russ Ramford hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ultra tries for a takedown but Ramford sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ultra has his takedown stuffed
and Ramford counters with a single leg into guard. Ultra didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MK Ultra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ultra is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramford lands a couple of digs.
Ramford slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ramford passes Ultra's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramford is taking a breather. Ultra says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Russ Ramford was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ramford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ultra throws an elbow but misses.
Ramford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ultra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ultra throws an elbow but misses.
Ramford is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ramford wants the takedown. Ultra is fighting it off but Ramford persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ultra's guard against the cage.
Ramford not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like Ramford might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russ Ramford dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Horrible takedown by Ultra or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramford which made him look bad.
Ultra shoots in but Ramford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ultra is looking to clinch.
Ramford shoots in and bounces Ultra off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ramford controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramford slips nicely into half guard.
Ramford stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Russ Ramford was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ultra misses with a takedown attempt - Ramford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MK Ultra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ultra tries to keep at a distance but Ramford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ramford works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ramford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramford slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramford working some strikes from top position.
Ramford lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ramford not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Russ Ramford has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Russ Ramford wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ramford gets the takedown into side control.
Ramford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramford advances to full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramford scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ultra?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramford controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramford raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russ Ramford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramford darts in and clinches Ultra up against the cage.
Ramford gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ramford is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Let's hope that Ramford has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Russ Ramford was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ramford clinches up against the cage.
Ramford has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ultra is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ultra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ultra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ultra pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramford leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ultra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramford has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ultra is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ultra throws an elbow but misses.
Ramford blocks an elbow strike from Ultra.
Ultra avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramford.
Ultra pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramford leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramford gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ramford slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramford remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramford connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ultra some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramford takes a little break here. Ultra wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ramford lands a nice forearm strike.
Ramford in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Russ Ramford wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ramford rushes Ultra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ultra pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramford leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ultra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ramford avoids the elbow strike from Ultra, against the cage.
Russ Ramford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ultra throws an elbow that misses.
Ultra lands a nice elbow.
Ramford is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ultra can't fight it off and eventually Ramford manages to take the fight to the floor. Ultra looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramford controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russ Ramford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramford has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russ Ramford!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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