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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julius Octavius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos has chosen Sepultura - Nomad as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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167 cm
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163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julius Octavius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henrique Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Octavius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Octavius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Octavius misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Octavius.
A low kick from Octavius is predictable there
and Ramos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Julius Octavius has been cut.
Nice body kick from Octavius.
Ramos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Octavius lands with a kick to the ribs.
Octavius defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Ramos is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Octavius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos is looking to slow Octavius down with leg kicks.
Ramos avoids a kick to the body.
Octavius has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hilo Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Octavius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramos's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ramos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Octavius tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramos misses with a straight left.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Octavius moves away.
Ramos punishes Octavius's body with a nice straight punch.
Julius Octavius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Octavius counters with a slapping leg kick.
Octavius throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Ramos to counter with a crisp jab.
Octavius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Octavius. That did some damage!
Ramos checks a leg kick nicely.
Octavius throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octavius connects with a solid leg kick.
Octavius misses with a leg kick
and Ramos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Octavius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Octavius.
Octavius throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ramos.
Octavius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Octavius throws a solid leg kick but Ramos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Octavius.
Ramos misses with a looping right.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Octavius manages to avoid it.
Octavius plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Octavius was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
Octavius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramos's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos avoids the head kick by Octavius.
Octavius lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ramos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramos lands a really nice looking cross but Octavius seems unphased.
Ramos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Octavius is rocked!
Octavius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramos throws an off balance right hand
and Octavius counters with a solid body kick.
Octavius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Octavius.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Octavius fakes the leg kick and cracks Ramos in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a lazy right hand but Octavius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Octavius blocks a head kick by Ramos.
Octavius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Octavius shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramos as he jumps to the side.
Octavius throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.
Ramos moves out of range of the body kick.
Ramos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Octavius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
An inside leg kick lands from Octavius.
Octavius throws a head kick that misses.
Ramos throws a body punch but Octavius moves out of range.
Ramos throws a sloppy head kick
and Octavius counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Octavius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julius Octavius's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Octavius is looking to chop away at Ramos's legs.
Ramos throws a lazy head kick
and Octavius counters with a good, hard body kick but Ramos shrugs it off.
Octavius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ramos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Octavius counters with a shoot takedown. Ramos fights it but they end up in guard.
Octavius trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Octavius tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramos is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Octavius stopping the sweep attempt from Ramos.
Octavius makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ramos wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ramos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Octavius is one step ahead there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Octavius trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramos as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ramos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ramos punishes Octavius's body with a nice straight punch.
Octavius thumps Ramos with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Octavius.
Octavius throws a front kick that sends Ramos stumbling back into the cage.
Octavius connects with a leg kick. Ramos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A clash of legs there as Octavius blocks the low kick.
Octavius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Octavius throws a leg kick but Ramos checks it.
Octavius misses with a kick to the body.
Octavius really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Octavius lands a head kick. Ramos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Ramos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Octavius shoots in but no luck this time.
Octavius cracks the inside of Ramos's front leg.
Octavius connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramos checks a leg kick nicely.
Ramos checks a leg kick.
Octavius moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Octavius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ramos is out of range and Octavius settles back down.
Ramos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Octavius.
Octavius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Octavius lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Octavius manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ramos on his heels. He'll look to pass Ramos's guard now, I'm sure.
Octavius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Octavius trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Octavius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramos has his hands on Octavius's head, controlling the position.
Octavius looking to sit in guard and control but Ramos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Octavius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julius Octavius's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Octavius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Octavius scores with a head kick. Ramos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Octavius moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Some wild striking there from Ramos.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramos throws a hook but Octavius blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Octavius fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ramos to the ground. Octavius is now in Ramos's guard.
Octavius trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Octavius passes Ramos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octavius working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ramos's thigh. Ramos counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ramos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Octavius wants to control from the top but Ramos keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Octavius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Octavius from controlling successfully.
Henrique Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Octavius is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ramos is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ramos is pulling down on Octavius's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good leg kick by Octavius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid body kick from Octavius.
Ramos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Octavius blocks a head kick by Ramos.
Good leg kick by Octavius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramos tries to work over Octavius's front leg with a kick but Octavius checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos cracks Octavius with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Octavius looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ramos finish him?
Oh Octavius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Octavius.
Ramos misses with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Octavius!
Julius Octavius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Octavius scores with a kick to the body.
Octavius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramos can do to turn this around?
Ramos throws a right hand that Octavius ducks under and follows up with a left that Octavius also avoids with ease.
Octavius seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Octavius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Octavius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramos.
A low kick from Ramos is predictable there
and Octavius counters with a leg kick.
Ramos throws a leg kick
and Octavius counters with a thumping low kick.
Octavius goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a chopping leg kick but Octavius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Octavius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramos misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Henrique Ramos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Octavius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramos throws a wild body kick that Octavius sees coming a mile off.
Ramos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Octavius.
Octavius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Octavius connects with a solid leg kick.
Octavius thumps Ramos with a low kick.
Octavius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Octavius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Octavius 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Octavius!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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