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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Geraldo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DanogKo MatayKa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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200 cm
20
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geraldo Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DanogKo MatayKa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MatayKa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ramirez's head.
Ramirez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
MatayKa clinches with his opponent.
Ramirez fails to pull guard.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MatayKa throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
MatayKa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ramirez jumps guard.
Ramirez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
MatayKa looking to pass the guard.
Ramirez wants to sweep here but MatayKa controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MatayKa 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.
MatayKa trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez has a closed guard, preventing MatayKa from standing up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ramirez controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
MatayKa instigates a clinch.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but MatayKa won't allow it.
Ramirez pulls guard.
MatayKa trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
MatayKa has gone for a leg lock! Ramirez slips out almost immediately though and dives into MatayKa's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now MatayKa is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez pulls MatayKa in close to prevent any damage.
MatayKa passes Ramirez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ramirez wants to control but MatayKa is keeping busy.
Ramirez is looking to improve his position.
MatayKa wants to stand up but Ramirez is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to get back to full guard.
MatayKa wants to control but Ramirez is keeping him busy.
MatayKa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ramirez is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute MatayKa jumps into side control!
MatayKa wants to stand but Ramirez has his arm trapped.
Ramirez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ramirez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
MatayKa shoots for a takedown but Ramirez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
MatayKa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramirez's waist but Ramirez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing MatayKa off to one side.
Geraldo Ramirez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MatayKa shoots and misses
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Geraldo Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DanogKo MatayKa.
MatayKa looks winded!
MatayKa moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ramirez pulls MatayKa into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramirez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing MatayKa from controlling successfully.
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 Geraldo Ramirez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from MatayKa is defended easily by Ramirez.
MatayKa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
MatayKa wants a takedown but no success here.
Ramirez pulls guard.
Ramirez pulls MatayKa in close to prevent any damage.
Ramirez looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramirez, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MatayKa wants to stand but Ramirez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ramirez has his hands on MatayKa's head, controlling the position.
MatayKa distracts Ramirez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramirez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
MatayKa throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
MatayKa is looking to stand up but Ramirez won't let him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
DanogKo MatayKa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MatayKa forces Ramirez back against the cage and clinches.
Ramirez pulls guard.
Ramirez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes MatayKa off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Horrible takedown attempt by MatayKa or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramirez, which made it look bad.
Geraldo Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DanogKo MatayKa.
MatayKa throws a lazy head kick
and Ramirez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ramirez.
Ramirez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics MatayKa uses from the top position.
MatayKa trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to stand up but MatayKa isn't so interested in that idea.
Ramirez pushes MatayKa off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
MatayKa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ramirez is fending him off so far but MatayKa persists. Nope, Ramirez circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramirez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from MatayKa.
MatayKa with a poor takedown
and Ramirez moves into the clinch.
MatayKa is breathing heavily.
MatayKa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
MatayKa stalling in the clinch but Ramirez improves position.
Ramirez jumps into guard, dragging MatayKa to the mat.
Ramirez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ramirez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MatayKa's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MatayKa looking for submissions off his back.
Ramirez is thwarting MatayKa's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MatayKa is looking for a sweep. Ramirez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Geraldo Ramirez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
MatayKa looks to throw a body kick
and Ramirez moves into the clinch.
MatayKa misses with a knee to the head.
Ramirez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics MatayKa uses from the top position.
Ramirez pushes MatayKa off and scrambles back to his feet.
MatayKa fails with the takedown
and Ramirez moves into the clinch.
MatayKa wants a takedown.
Ramirez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as MatayKa walks away with a smile on his face. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez drives through and clinches with MatayKa against the cage.
MatayKa wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramirez won't allow it.
Ramirez drags the fight down to the ground.
Ramirez trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ramirez controlling MatayKa's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as MatayKa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramirez looking to hit a scissor sweep but MatayKa is one step ahead there.
Ramirez trying to control the position here.
MatayKa trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MatayKa clinches up with Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MatayKa can do to turn this around?
Ramirez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as MatayKa walks away with a smile on his face. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
MatayKa misses with a takedown attempt - Ramirez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ramirez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Geraldo Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DanogKo MatayKa.
MatayKa forces Ramirez back against the cage and clinches.
MatayKa is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramirez has double underhooks.
Ramirez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite MatayKa's efforts to push away.
Ramirez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MatayKa wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
Ramirez wants to sweep but no luck.
Ramirez pushes MatayKa off and gets back to his feet.
Ramirez has closed the distance and engaged MatayKa in a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
MatayKa is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramirez has double underhooks.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but MatayKa holds him up against the cage and eventually Ramirez drops back down to his feet.
DanogKo MatayKa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geraldo Ramirez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MatayKa is trying to push Ramirez away but Ramirez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geraldo Ramirez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ramirez, 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geraldo Ramirez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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