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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Jesse Pickman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramon has chosen Say hello to the Bad Guy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
Big right hand
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Pickman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Razor Ramon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickman misses with a straight left.
Pickman throws a body punch but Ramon moves out of range.
Ramon tries to clinch
and Pickman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ramon prevents a body shot from Pickman.
Ramon misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ramon throws an elbow but misses.
Pickman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramon backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Pickman fails to land.
Pickman wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramon won't allow it.
Pickman lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Pickman.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ramon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pickman's brow.
Ramon lands an elbow just above Pickman 's eye.
Ramon pushes off an throws an elbow but Pickman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pickman blocks an elbow strike.
Ramon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pickman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pickman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pickman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pickman lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pickman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pickman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ramon can turn it around.
Ramon pushes off an throws an elbow but Pickman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ramon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pickman's brow.
I was talking to Pickman's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ramon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pickman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramon throws an elbow but it misses.
Pickman digs a right hand into Ramon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ramon's gas tank.
Pickman pushes Ramon back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pickman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Pickman.
Pickman avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramon.
Ramon misses with an elbow over the top.
Pickman avoids the elbow strike from Ramon, against the ropes.
Ramon pushes off an throws an elbow but Pickman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ramon lands an elbow inside.
Pickman manages to break the clinch.
Ramon fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon tries to clinch but Pickman moves out of range.
Ramon avoids the body shot from Pickman.
Pickman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pickman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pickman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ramon wants to clinch but Pickman slips to the side
and Pickman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramon tries to close the distance and clinch but Pickman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pickman swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramon.
Ramon tries to clinch but Pickman moves out of range.
Pickman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ramon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ramon closes the distance but Pickman moves to the side
and Pickman counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramon tries to clinch but Pickman moves away
and Pickman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ramon really felt that one!
Ramon moves to clinch but Pickman breaks away
and Pickman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pickman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pickman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pickman misses with an uppercut. Ramon saw that one coming.
Ramon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pickman throws a body kick that misses.
Ramon darts in trying to clinch
and Pickman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pickman.
Pickman avoids the elbow strike from Ramon, against the ropes.
Pickman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Pickman - that landed with a thud.
Pickman blocks an elbow strike.
Pickman takes an elbow to the temple.
Pickman is trying to break free.
Ramon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pickman blocks the elbow strike.
Pickman avoids the elbow strike from Ramon, against the ropes.
Ramon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pickman takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pickman.
Pickman dodges an elbow strike from Ramon.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pickman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pickman tries to break the clinch but Ramon is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Pickman.
Pickman wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramon won't allow it.
Pickman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ramon throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ramon throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ramon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pickman's brow.
Ramon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Pickman.
Ramon throws an elbow that misses.
Pickman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramon throws an elbow that misses.
Ramon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ramon throws an elbow that misses.
Ramon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickman swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pickman avoids the elbow strike from Ramon, against the ropes.
Pickman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pickman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pickman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pickman misses with a body punch.
Pickman is leaning against Ramon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ramon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Pickman misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramon managing to block the knees to the body from Pickman.
Ramon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pickman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jesse Pickman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pickman lands a shoulder strike.
Pickman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pickman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pickman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramon.
Pickman avoids the elbow strike from Ramon, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pickman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pickman tries to land a front kick but Ramon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pickman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramon blocks a low kick nicely.
Pickman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pickman has managed to clinch.
Ramon blocks an uppercut.
Ramon misses with an elbow strike.
Ramon throws an elbow but it misses.
Ramon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pickman.
Pickman blocks the elbow strike.
Ramon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ramon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pickman's brow.
Pickman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pickman misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pickman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramon's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickman avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramon.
Pickman dodges an elbow strike from Ramon.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ramon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pickman's brow.
Pickman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pickman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pickman misses with a body kick.
Ramon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pickman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramon looks to clinch
and Pickman moves into the clinch.
Pickman tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramon avoids the damage to the body.
Ramon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ramon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ramon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pickman wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramon won't allow it.
Pickman manages to break the clinch.
Razor Ramon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramon tries to clinch up
and Pickman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ramon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickman is working Ramon over against the ropes.
Ramon pushes off an throws an elbow but Pickman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ramon misses with an elbow over the top.
Pickman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramon is defending well for now.
Pickman blocks an elbow strike from Ramon.
Pickman dodges an elbow strike from Ramon.
Ramon blocking some punches.
Pickman lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pickman dodges an elbow strike from Ramon.
Pickman blocks an elbow strike from Ramon.
Ramon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pickman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pickman blocks an elbow strike from Ramon.
Pickman scores with a shot to the side of Ramon's head.
Pickman avoids the elbow strike from Ramon, against the ropes.
Pickman avoids the elbow strike from Ramon, against the ropes.
Pickman avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jesse Pickman did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pickman throws a sloppy head kick and Ramon moves out of range easily.
Ramon looks to clinch
and Pickman counters by moving into the clinch.
Ramon throws an elbow but it misses.
Ramon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pickman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramon throws an elbow that misses.
Pickman dodges an elbow strike from Ramon.
Pickman breaks from the clinch.
Ramon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pickman counters with a solid body kick.
Pickman keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramon tries to clinch
and Pickman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ramon tries to clinch but Pickman is having none of it.
Pickman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramon manages to avoid it.
Ramon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pickman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pickman scores with a nice head shot.
Ramon closes the distance but Pickman moves to the side
and Pickman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pickman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramon is out of range.
Ramon feints and then cracks Pickman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pickman down.
Ramon tries to clinch but Pickman is having none of it.
Pickman misses with a low kick as Ramon jumps back.
Ramon tries to clinch but Pickman moves away
and Pickman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ramon wants to clinch but Pickman slips to the side
and Pickman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pickman looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramon is just out of range.
Pickman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramon tries to clinch but Pickman moves away
and Pickman moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ramon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pickman's brow.
Ramon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pickman dodges an elbow strike from Ramon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon lands an elbow that stopped Pickman in his tracks for a moment.
Pickman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pickman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Pickman.
Pickman is trying to push Ramon away but Ramon has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pickman dodges an elbow strike from Ramon.
Ramon pushes off an throws an elbow but Pickman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pickman blocks an elbow strike from Ramon.
Ramon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ramon misses with an elbow over the top.
Pickman lands with a right to the head.
Pickman dodges an elbow strike from Ramon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramon throws an elbow but it misses.
Pickman throws a head punch that misses.
Ramon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pickman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramon's elbow.
Pickman misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jesse Pickman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramon staying out of range there.
Jesse Pickman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramon tries to clinch up
and Pickman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramon thinking.
Pickman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pickman counters by clinching up.
Ramon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramon pushes off an throws an elbow but Pickman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pickman blocks an elbow strike.
Ramon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ramon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pickman working aggressively here.
Ramon pushes off an throws an elbow but Pickman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Pickman.
Ramon lands a nice elbow.
Pickman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickman blocks a low kick nicely.
Ramon tries to close the distance and clinch but Pickman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pickman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ramon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pickman dodges an elbow strike from Ramon.
Pickman avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramon.
Pickman tries a body shot but Ramon blocks it.
Pickman blocks an elbow strike from Ramon.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ramon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pickman's brow.
Pickman blocks an elbow strike from Ramon.
Ramon pushes off an throws an elbow but Pickman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ramon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Pickman on the inside.
Pickman blocks an elbow strike from Ramon.
Pickman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ramon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pickman's brow.
Ramon lands a damaging elbow.
Pickman breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramon tries to clinch but Pickman moves out of range.
Ramon moves in looking to clinch but Pickman pushes him off.
Jesse Pickman is winning the standup battle so far.
Pickman is looking to chop away at Ramon's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Pickman.
Ramon avoids the body shot from Pickman.
Ramon tries to clinch but Pickman moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut there from Pickman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramon doesn't manage to clinch there - Pickman circles away.
Pickman takes a swing at Ramon's ribcage but misses.
Pickman closes the distance and pushes Ramon back into the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pickman.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Ramon throws an elbow but misses.
Razor Ramon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pickman working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Razor Ramon.
Well Pickman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:46
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jesse Pickman!
An out of breath Jesse Pickman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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