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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ramazan Temel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hironobu Uematsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uematsu has chosen Primus - Laquer Head as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramazan Temel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hironobu Uematsu!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uematsu thuds his shin into the meat of Temel's side.
We've been informed that Uematsu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Temel moves forwards but Uematsu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Temel avoids the head kick by Uematsu.
An inside leg kick lands from Temel.
A big left from Temel misses.
Uematsu moves out of range of the strikes.
Temel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Temel thumps Uematsu with a low kick.
Uematsu tries to clinch there but Temel circles away.
Uematsu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uematsu scores with a body shot.
Temel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Temel moves away from the strike by Uematsu.
Temel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Temel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uematsu was well out of range. Poor timing from Temel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uematsu takes one on the button.
It looks like Hironobu Uematsu has been cut.
Temel throws a poor cross that misses
and Uematsu counters with a one-two to the body.
Uematsu misses with a hook.
Uematsu lands a really nice looking cross but Temel seems unphased.
Uematsu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uematsu misses the shot to the body.
Temel checks the leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Uematsu.
Uematsu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Temel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Uematsu.
Uematsu throws a leg kick
and Temel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Uematsu's guard now.
Temel wants to control from the top but Uematsu keeps moving.
Uematsu wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uematsu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Uematsu is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Temel presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Uematsu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uematsu blocking some punches.
Uematsu tries to throw a body punch but Temel avoids it by throwing Uematsu back against the cage.
Temel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uematsu backwards.
Uematsu lands with a left to the head.
Temel misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Temel.
Temel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Uematsu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Temel's elbow.
Uematsu misses with a punch on the inside.
Uematsu throws a head punch that misses.
Temel lands a left hand.
I was talking to Temel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Temel avoiding damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Temel.
Uematsu tries to throw a body punch but Temel avoids it by throwing Uematsu back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Temel.
Uematsu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uematsu takes a shot to the head.
Uematsu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uematsu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Temel throws a punch but it's blocked by Uematsu.
Uematsu working aggressively here.
Temel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Temel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uematsu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Uematsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Temel lands a left hand.
Temel misses with some punches.
Uematsu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Temel backwards.
Uematsu can't find room to land a body shot as Temel controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Uematsu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uematsu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Uematsu scores with a shoulder strike.
Temel throws a head punch that misses.
Temel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Temel drags the fight down to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uematsu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Temel working a defensive guard here.
Uematsu 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.
Temel keeping moving, preventing Uematsu from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hironobu Uematsu hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Temel.
Uematsu 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.
A good leg kick by Temel.
Uematsu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Temel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uematsu throws a sloppy head kick and Temel moves out of range easily.
Uematsu lands a right hook to the body.
Uematsu takes one on the button.
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 Ramazan Temel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hironobu Uematsu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A big right from Uematsu misses.
Temel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Uematsu is able to avoid easily.
Good exchange - Uematsu coming out on top.
Temel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Uematsu stuffs the takedown attempt from Temel. Temel gets slowly back to his feet.
Uematsu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Temel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Uematsu throws a combination that misses
and Temel counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uematsu tries to bench press Temel off him but Temel keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Uematsu isn't going anywhere.
Temel scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Uematsu to see if he's OK.
Temel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uematsu is looking for a sweep.
Temel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Temel is putting a hurting on Uematsu here, landing some big shots from side control.
Temel landing a few strikes.
Temel working away.
Uematsu tries to bench press Temel off him but Temel keeps the position.
Temel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Uematsu some visible discomfort.
Uematsu can't do much from the bottom here.
Uematsu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Temel wants to take a breather but Uematsu is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Temel controlling the action here.
Temel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Uematsu trying to hold on to Temel's head to control him but Temel postures up.
Temel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Uematsu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Uematsu wants to sweep but no luck.
Uematsu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Uematsu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Uematsu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Temel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uematsu is keeping the position for now.
Temel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Temel trying to control the position from guard on top but Uematsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Temel sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uematsu controlling Temel's posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hironobu Uematsu wasn't active enough on the ground.
Uematsu looks to throw the jab but Temel is out of range.
Uematsu ducks under a wild hook from Temel.
Temel avoids the head kick by Uematsu.
Temel shoots in but Uematsu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Uematsu lands with an uppercut that bounces Temel off the cage and back into range.
Uematsu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Temel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Uematsu throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Temel misses with a head kick.
Hironobu Uematsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Uematsu. Those never looked like landing.
Uematsu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Temel avoids the body shot from Uematsu.
Temel blocks a head kick by Uematsu.
Uematsu throws the kick towards the body but Temel avoids it.
Uematsu scoring well with a low kick there.
Uematsu throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uematsu lands a head shot.
Temel throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uematsu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramazan Temel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hironobu Uematsu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Temel connects with a solid leg kick.
Uematsu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Uematsu.
Uematsu misses with a looping right.
Uematsu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uematsu fails to land with a series of punches.
Temel misses with a wild body shot.
Temel ducks under a wild hook from Uematsu.
Uematsu slips under a jab from Temel.
Temel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uematsu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Uematsu throws a low kick, looking for Temel's leg but Temel calmly moves out of range.
Temel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab lands there for Temel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uematsu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Temel cracks Uematsu with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Uematsu looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Temel finish him?
Uematsu is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Temel closes the distance looking for a takedown. Uematsu stuffs it but Temel still has hold of him. Temel picks Uematsu up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Temel slams Uematsu to the floor and that's really hurt Uematsu - he doesn't know where he is! Temel throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramazan Temel!
Ramazan Temel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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