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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clay Ramono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramono comes to the cage accompanied by eye of the tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clay Ramono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven scores with a head kick. Ramono tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Draven blocks a jab.
Ramono pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Draven pushes Ramono away with a front kick.
Draven scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramono doesn't seem bothered though.
Draven looks for the body kick but Ramono saw that one coming.
Ramono misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.
Ramono shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Draven counters with a head kick. That will keep Ramono thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Draven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ramono is rocked!
Ramono definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ramono misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramono walks into a straight right hand from Draven.
Oh Ramono is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramono has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draven.
Draven moves away from the strike by Ramono.
Ramono seems to have got his legs back now.
Draven throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Draven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramono takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ramono gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Draven counters with a left and a right that stings Ramono.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Ramono throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramono shoots in for a takedown but Draven shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Ramono. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramono takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramono takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ramono tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Ramono moves out of range easily.
Draven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Draven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramono.
Ramono tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Draven lands a high kick!
Draven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draven throws the kick towards the body but Ramono avoids it.
Ramono tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven slips a straight right by Ramono.
Ramono throws a sloppy head kick and Draven moves out of range easily.
Draven is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven stuffs the takedown.
Ramono throws a head kick but Draven moves out of range.
Ramono throws the left hand but Draven avoids the punch easily.
Nice takedown defense from Draven. No joy for Ramono on that attempt.
Ramono is breathing heavily.
Ramono 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.
Nice body kick from Draven.
Draven fakes the leg kick and cracks Ramono in the body.
Ramono circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draven connects with a high kick.
Ramono on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Ramono misses.
Ramono takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ramono misses with a head kick.
Draven throws a big counter head kick but Ramono avoids it with no problem.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramono throws a sloppy head kick and Draven moves out of range easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Draven. Ramono shrugs it off though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Draven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ramono if he has to take too many more of those.
Draven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramono.
Draven throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Draven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Ramono moves out of range easily.
Draven scores with a head kick.
Draven wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Draven throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ramono's head.
Ramono sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Draven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ramono finds it's way round the side to connect with Draven's head.
Ramono missing with a left hand there. Draven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draven stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Draven wants it to stay on the feet.
Ramono throws a jab but it's blocked by Draven.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramono on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Draven. Draven obviously looking to wear him down.
We've been informed that Draven has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Draven - that will leave a mark!
Ramono throws a sloppy head kick and Draven moves out of range easily.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Ramono moves out of range easily.
Draven throws a head kick but Ramono moves out of range.
Draven blocks a head kick by Ramono.
Ramono fails with the takedown.
Draven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Ramono moves out of range easily.
Ramono lands with an uppercut that bounces Draven off the cage and back into range.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramono takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Draven avoids the head kick by Ramono.
Draven scores with a leg kick.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Draven lands a lovely overhand right.
Ramono throws a head kick but Draven moves out of range.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Ramono moves out of range easily.
Ramono listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Draven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Draven.
Draven plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Draven displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ramono.
Ramono throws a head kick that half lands.
Draven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramono tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Draven.
Ramono is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab by Draven.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramono misses with a looping right.
Ramono thows a left - swing and a miss!
Draven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Ramono finds it's way through Draven's defenses.
Draven plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ramono is trying hard to land a takedown here. Draven sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ramono throws a big shot that misses.
Draven keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Ramono. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramono misses with a straight right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Draven.
Ramono throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramono pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramono is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Ramono is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Draven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramono's calf.
Draven throws a nice outside leg kick.
Draven bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven connects with a leg kick. Ramono looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramono throws the left hand but Draven avoids the punch easily.
Ramono throws a head kick but Draven moves out of range.
Ramono throws a sloppy head kick and Draven moves out of range easily.
Draven lands a high kick!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The crowd cheers as Draven lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ramono doesn't seem phased though.
Ramono rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Draven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Draven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Draven is looking to slow Ramono down with leg kicks.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ramono might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ramono shoots for a takedown but Draven saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ramono. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Draven throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Draven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramono has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramono throws a head kick but Draven moves out of range.
Ramono throws a sloppy head kick and Draven moves out of range easily.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Draven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven blocks a head kick by Ramono.
Draven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramono.
Ramono misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draven lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ramono avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, jab by Draven - just one landing.
That kick from Draven tenderised Ramono's leg. Ramono is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ramono fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Draven lands with a slapping head kick.
Ramono avoids the body shot from Draven.
Ramono shoots in but no luck this time.
Ramono has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ramono will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ramono chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draven can pounce on him.
Ramono misses with an uppercut.
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!
Draven throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ramono's head.
Draven scores with a head kick. Ramono tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramono swings widly with a right hand
and Draven counters with a right hand to the body.
Ramono throws a sloppy head kick and Draven moves out of range easily.
Ramono has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Draven.
Ramono throws a sloppy head kick and Draven moves out of range easily.
Draven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Draven throws a head kick that Ramono semi-blocks.
Ramono tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ramono is defended easily by Draven.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Draven blocks a head kick by Ramono.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Draven! But no joy.
Ramono goes for a double leg but Draven avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Draven continues to drive forward.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Draven! But no joy.
Ramono chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draven can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ramono's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ramono has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Draven.
Draven blocks a jab.
Ramono goes for a double leg but Draven avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Draven continues to drive forward.
A nice inside leg kick there by Draven. That's going to slow Ramono down.
Draven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramono moves away.
Draven lands with an overhand left.
Ramono looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
Draven feints a counter leg kick.
Draven lands the left hand.
Ramono looks to land a right hand but Draven moved out of range.
Ramono chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draven can pounce on him.
Draven stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramono. Ramono gets slowly back to his feet.
Eric Draven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramono tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramono throws a right hand that misses
and Draven counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Draven slams his shin into Ramono's torso.
Ramono chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draven can pounce on him.
Ramono looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
Ramono walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Draven.
Draven tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramono swivels and escapes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Draven, right into the meat.
Ramono moves out of range of the body kick from Draven.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramono circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramono half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Draven looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Draven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Draven finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramono connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Draven thumps Ramono with a low kick.
Ramono throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.
Draven blocks a head kick by Ramono.
Draven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Ramono.
Draven fails with the takedown.
Ramono throws a lazy right hand but Draven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Ramono throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Draven's head.
Draven lands a leg kick that knocks Ramono off balance momentarily.
Ramono throws a head kick but Draven moves out of range.
Ramono dives in for a single leg takedown but Draven sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Ramono. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramono misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramono throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Draven tenderised Ramono's leg. Ramono is trying to keep his angry face on.
Draven lands a front kick.
Ramono shoots in and drives through. Draven sprawls well.
Draven lands with a slapping head kick.
Draven lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Draven.
Draven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Draven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramono's calf.
Ramono throws a head kick but Draven moves out of range.
Ramono tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draven throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramono throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Draven.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Draven.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramono throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Draven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eric Draven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Draven scores with a jab to the body.
Draven scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramono doesn't seem bothered though.
Ramono looks to throw the jab but Draven is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.
Ramono walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Draven lands a high kick!
Draven lands a head kick. Ramono smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Draven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramono throws out the jab.
Ramono shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Draven pinned against the cage. Draven gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Clay Ramono has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draven lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Draven has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
Eric Draven 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.
Clay Ramono spoke after the fight, saying 'my manager will be very upset, and probably whip me later'.
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