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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Octavio Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Octavio Ramos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommy Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Octavio Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramos shoots for a double leg takedown but Ward sprawls well. He's pushed Ramos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ward shoots in but Ramos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No joy there for Ward, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ramos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ward is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ward slips under a jab from Ramos.
Ramos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ward closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ward lands in his opponent's guard.
Ward has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ward wants to stand but Ramos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Ward from controlling successfully.
Ward has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tommy Ward just wasn't active enough.
Ward throws a series of punches but Ramos moves out of range.
Ward shoots in and drives through. Ramos sprawls well.
Ramos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ramos misses with a takedown attempt - Ward sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ward shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Ward with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands a jab to Ward's midsection.
Ward throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.
Ward darts in looking for a takedown but Ramos gets double underhooks and turns Ward into the cage.
Ramos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ward has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
Ramos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramos.
Ward tightens his grip and picks Ramos up, before dumping him to the ground. Ramos manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ward looking to pass the guard.
Ward trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Ramos pulls Ward in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ward wants to control from the top but Ramos keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy Ward.
Ward tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
Ward swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ramos counters with a right hand to the body.
Ward closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ramos circles away.
Ward drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ramos wants to sweep but no luck.
Ward is looking to work some ground and pound but Ramos has wrist control.
Ward tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramos is retaining full guard.
Ramos trying to keep a closed guard but Ward is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward stops Ramos from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ward controls the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ward misses with a few strikes there.
Ramos looks for a takedown but Ward sprawls well.
No joy there for Ramos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tommy Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for Ward with that takedown attempt.
Ramos throws a hook but Ward avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ward misses with a two punch combination.
Ramos tries to clinch there but Ward circles away.
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 Tommy Ward will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ward takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ward fails to land the takedown.
Ramos tries to land a front kick but Ward steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ramos fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ward keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ward is defended easily by Ramos.
Ward misses with a few strikes there.
Ward ducks right into an uppercut from Ramos.
Ramos clinches with his opponent.
Ramos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward tries to pull guard but Ramos won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Ramos.
Ward is pushing Ramos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ramos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch but Ward swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ward shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ward shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ward keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward prevents Ramos from improving his position.
Ward wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramos keeps working.
Ward with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tommy Ward has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ramos tries to sprawl but Ward drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos is trying to stand.
Ward wants to control but Ramos is keeping him busy.
Ward is looking to stall here but Ramos recovers full guard.
Ward won't allow Ramos to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ward with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ramos working a defensive guard here.
Ramos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ward.
Ramos has a closed guard, preventing Ward from standing up.
Ramos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ward controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ramos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ward as he avoids it easily.
Ward swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramos.
Ramos with a hook.
Ward is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ramos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ward tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ramos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ward somewhat.
Ramos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ward sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ramos somewhat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramos forces Ward back against the cage and clinches.
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!
Ward avoiding damage as Ramos throws knees to the body.
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 Tommy Ward will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramos goes for a double leg but Ward avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ward continues to drive forward.
Ramos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ward breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ward swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ward shoots in for a takedown but Ramos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ward closes the distance and clinches up with Ramos, looking for a takedown. Ward pushes Ramos against the cage but Ramos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Ward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos connects with a jab.
Ward closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ramos's guard.
Ramos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ward trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ward seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tommy Ward just wasn't active enough.
Ward throws a low kick but Ramos avoids it.
Ramos wants to clinch.
Ward shoots in for a takedown but Ramos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Octavio Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ward misses with a takedown attempt - Ramos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Ramos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramos, not yet.
Ramos controls Ward momentarily but Ward frees himself.
Ward is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tommy Ward overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tommy Ward has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ward shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramos as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ward.
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!
Ward shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward misses with an uppercut. Ramos saw that one coming.
Ward fails with a takedown attempt.
Octavio Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ward tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ramos defends well and Ward ends up having to push Ramos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ward is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ramos is defending well.
Ramos is trying to break the clinch but Ward is controlling him.
Ward prevents a body shot from Ramos.
A short right from Ward.
Ward jumps guard but Ramos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ramos trying to stall but Ward improves his position.
Ramos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramos lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ramos lands with a hook. Ward tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Ward shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ramos sprawls well. Ramos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ward gets slowly back to his feet.
Ramos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ward avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramos tries to bum rush Ward with a series of wild strikes but Ward uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ward pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ward tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramos swivels and escapes.
Ward scores with a three punch combo!
Ramos throws a body punch but Ward moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tommy Ward.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ward, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tommy Ward!
Tommy Ward took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'First off thank you God. To my sponsers Vandal Fight Boutique and Fury Nutrition. And to all my fans Your Welcome'.
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energy
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