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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Octavio Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
24 - 11 - 2 |
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170 cm
31
145 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Hector Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Octavio Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa connects with a jab.
Barbosa moves into the clinch.
Barbosa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Ramos.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ramos misses with some punches.
Ramos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barbosa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramos blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barbosa up against the cage.
Ramos is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Barbosa.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barbosa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ramos manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown. Barbosa tries to sprawl out of it but Ramos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barbosa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown but Barbosa shows good takedown defense.
Ramos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barbosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barbosa dips to his left and cracks Ramos with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos walks into a left hand.
Barbosa scoring well with a low kick there.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa clinches up with Ramos and pushes him back against the cage.
Barbosa with a knee to the head.
Barbosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a shot to the body.
Barbosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ramos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hector Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Octavio Ramos.
Ramos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barbosa defends well and Ramos ends up having to push Barbosa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice shot by Barbosa.
We've been hearing reports that Barbosa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barbosa thuds a left hand into Ramos's body.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Barbosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barbosa lands a head shot.
Barbosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Ramos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barbosa throws an off balance right hand
and Ramos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ramos's guard.
Ramos wants to get back to his feet but Barbosa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barbosa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Barbosa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Barbosa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barbosa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Barbosa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is looking for a sweep. Barbosa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barbosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barbosa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ramos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barbosa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barbosa is trying to work for a kimura but Ramos is defending well.
Barbosa tries to pass to full mount but Ramos defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barbosa lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Ramos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramos can do to turn this around?
Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramos takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa scores with a leg kick.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramos throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by Barbosa - just one landing.
Ramos blocks a jab.
A jab from Barbosa finds it's way through Ramos's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barbosa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ramos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa drives through and clinches with Ramos against the cage.
Barbosa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramos's efforts to push away.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees to the body from Barbosa.
Ramos working aggressively here.
Barbosa presses Ramos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ramos is breathing heavily.
Barbosa leaning against his opponent.
Barbosa has Ramos pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Ramos controls the action.
Ramos stalling in the clinch but Barbosa improves position.
Ramos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.
Ramos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Ramos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa digs a good body shot into Ramos's ribs.
Ramos throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Hector Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ramos to the mat! Ramos manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa passes Ramos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barbosa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barbosa working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos trying to control but Barbosa postures up.
Hector Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to control but Ramos is keeping him busy.
Barbosa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barbosa working over Ramos with some ground and pound. Ramos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barbosa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barbosa connects with a nice short shot to Ramos's temple.
Barbosa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Barbosa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Barbosa working the head and body with strikes.
Still in half guard, Barbosa seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Barbosa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ramos for as long as he can get away with.
Barbosa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barbosa uses his free foot to push down on Ramos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ramos.
Barbosa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ramos has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ramos!
Barbosa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ramos manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Barbosa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barbosa drives through with a takedown into Ramos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ramos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barbosa controls the pace.
Barbosa is pushing down on Ramos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ramos is fighting to maintain full guard but Barbosa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ramos trying to get back to full guard but Barbosa takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Barbosa is landing with some decent strikes but Ramos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa landing shots from mount.
Ramos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barbosa looking to finish Ramos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ramos!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa dominating with strikes here.
Ramos is rocked!
Barbosa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ramos is still in real trouble! Can Barbosa finish him?
Ramos takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Barbosa's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Barbosa!
Our winner, Hector Barbosa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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