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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddy Edwards has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddy Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Edwards tries to counter it with a takedown but Ramos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ramos misses with a hook. Edwards ducked under it nicely.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Edwards has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Edwards misses with a looping left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Edwards.
Edwards lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Ramos.
Ramos doesn't manage to clinch there - Edwards circles away.
Ramos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ramos lands in his opponent's guard.
Ramos advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ramos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ramos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ramos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Edwards knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ramos prevents Edwards from improving his position.
Ramos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Edwards wants to sweep but Ramos has passed to side control!
Ramos wants to control for a moment but Edwards uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Ramos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramos is trying to control. Edwards wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Edwards looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards wants to get back to full guard.
Ramos drops an elbow to the side of Edwards's head.
Edwards has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ramos is working away from the top position though.
Ramos is keen to just control but Edwards is a slippery customer.
Ramos is really struggling to control Edwards but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ramos misses with a head shot. Edwards uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ramos works over Edwards with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ramos tries to free his leg and advance position but Edwards is retaining full guard.
Ramos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Edwards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramos throws out the jab.
Jab from Edwards.
Edwards fails with a takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Ramos misses its target.
Ramos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Edwards misses with an uppercut.
Ramos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Edwards has time to react.
Ramos throws the left hand but Edwards avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ramos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Edwards avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Edwards swings away with a body shot that misses
and Edwards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edwards stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Edwards wants it to stay on the feet.
Edwards shoots in for a takedown but Ramos shows good takedown defense.
Ramos moves away from the strike by Edwards.
Edwards lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.
Edwards lands a slapping body shot.
Edwards on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ramos tries to avoid it but Edwards manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ramos to the ground. Ramos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Edwards connects with a body shot that sends Ramos's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos clinches up with Edwards and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ramos lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ramos taking a breather.
Maybe Ramos would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Ramos can't find room to land a body shot as Edwards controls the action.
Edwards working aggressively here.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramos is defending well for now.
Ramos throws a punch but it's blocked by Edwards.
Edwards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow.
Ramos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edwards can do to turn this around?
Ramos prevents Edwards from breaking the clinch.
Ramos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Ramos as the two fighters clinch.
Edwards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands with a left to the head.
Ramos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramos misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Edwards just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramos's brow.
Ramos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Edwards avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the ropes.
Edwards prevents a body shot from Ramos.
Edwards missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Ramos.
Edwards pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ramos lands a body shot.
Ramos tries a body shot but Edwards blocks it.
Edwards blocks a body shot from Ramos.
Ramos managing to block the knees to the body from Edwards.
A nice left hand lands by Ramos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramos pushes Edwards back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Ramos.
Tony Ramos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Edwards misses with a body punch.
Ramos lands with a left to the head.
Edwards blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Ramos.
Ramos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Ramos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ramos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ramos lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ramos lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ramos is keeping busy.
Edwards wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Ramos - that landed with a thud.
Edwards is working for takedown but Ramos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tony Ramos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddy Edwards.
Edwards blocks an uppercut.
Edwards misses with a knee strike.
Ramos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ramos scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramos.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ramos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Edwards takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ramos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Edwards's head backwards.
A punch combination from Ramos misses.
Ramos wants to clinch.
Edwards throws a lazy right hand but Ramos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Edwards takes one to the chin there.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of Edwards's head but Edwards sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Edwards with the counter takedown but Ramos avoids it easily.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards connects with a jab.
Ramos has closed the distance and engaged Edwards in a clinch.
Edwards trying to control the position but instead, Ramos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Edwards into the ropes.
Nice body punch from Ramos - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Edwards's efforts to push away.
Ramos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Edwards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Ramos wants to stall.
Ramos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos lands a hook that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is trying to break free.
Edwards drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ramos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ramos tries to score a body lock takedown but Edwards shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Edwards tries to pull guard but Ramos forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Ramos pushes Edwards back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ramos.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramos.
Edwards misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Ramos blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramos.
Ramos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Ramos can't find room to land a body shot as Edwards controls the action.
Ramos lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ramos misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramos scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramos lands with a light punch inside.
Ramos trying to control the position but instead, Edwards has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ramos into the ropes.
Ramos misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edwards tries to break the clinch but Ramos is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramos.
Ramos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ramos tries a body shot but Edwards blocks it.
Edwards throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramos gets through Edwards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramos working aggressively here.
Edwards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ramos stalling in the clinch but Edwards improves position.
Ramos misses with some punches.
Ramos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edwards jumps guard but Ramos stands there with Edwards around his waist. Edwards gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ramos clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ramos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramos stuns Edwards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ramos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Edwards throws a body shot but no joy.
Edwards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Edwards scores with a jab. Ramos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ramos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Edwards.
Ramos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Eddy Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards misses with a body shot.
Ramos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos is looking to clinch.
Edwards is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Edwards ducks right into an uppercut from Ramos.
Ramos tests Edwards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ramos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Edwards misses the shot to the body.
Ramos misses with a two punch combination.
Ramos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edwards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edwards misses with an uppercut.
Edwards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramos.
Ramos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Ramos takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Edwards.
Ramos misses with the combination.
A big right from Ramos misses.
A jab from Edwards misses.
Ramos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ramos shoots in for a double leg but Edwards sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Edwards cracks Ramos with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards misses with a wild body shot.
Edwards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Edwards.
Ramos lands with a cross.
Edwards scores with a nice strike.
Ramos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ramos defends well and Edwards ends up having to push Ramos into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Edwards throws a poor cross that misses
and Ramos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Edwards shoots in looking for a takedown. Ramos tries to sprawl out of it but Edwards keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Ramos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramos throws a good cross that connects.
Tony Ramos is winning the standup battle so far.
Edwards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramos.
Edwards avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Ramos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edwards keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edwards has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ramos finds it's way round the side to connect with Edwards's head.
Ramos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edwards.
Ramos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edwards tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Edwards throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramos counters with a straight right hand.
Ramos clinches up against the ropes.
Ramos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Edwards throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Edwards looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Edwards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Ramos on the inside.
Ramos working aggressively here.
Ramos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ramos had his way with Eddy Edwards in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Edwards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Edwards.
Edwards fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Edwards throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramos counters with a straight right hand.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Edwards walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ramos walks into a stiff left hand from Edwards.
Edwards wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edwards's waist but Edwards gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ramos off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
A counter left hand to the body from Ramos misses its target.
Ramos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ramos shoots in for a double leg but Edwards sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Edwards throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edwards lands a right hook to the body.
Edwards looks to throw the jab but Ramos is out of range.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edwards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Ramos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Edwards did well to prevent Ramos getting side control.
Edwards makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Edwards.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ramos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards controls Ramos momentarily but Ramos frees himself.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
Edwards looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramos is one step ahead there.
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ramos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Edwards on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Edwards tries to counter it with a takedown but Ramos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos ducks under a wild hook from Edwards.
Ramos jabs at Edwards's body.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Edwards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Edwards fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Edwards bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos clinches up against the ropes.
Ramos swings wildly with an uppercut but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edwards has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ramos after a bit of a struggle.
Ramos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edwards's elbow.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
Ramos lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramos is struggling to control the position.
Ramos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Edwards gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eddy Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edwards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramos's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eddy Edwards.
Well Ramos 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 49:46
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Ramos!
Tony Ramos was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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