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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormac McCarthy has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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141 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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139 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Ramos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos looks to land a left hand but McCarthy moved out of range nicely.
McCarthy looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
Ramos drops down looking for a counter takedown but McCarthy sprawls and moves away.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ramos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramos 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ramos 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.
Ramos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ramos advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McCarthy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
McCarthy is refusing to be controlled, as Ramos sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarthy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McCarthy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ramos 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ramos 's back!
What can Ramos do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
McCarthy keeps control of the position as Ramos tries to break free.
Ramos is keeping busy.
Ramos is really stuck here.
Ramos breaks McCarthy's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ramos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramos looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ramos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramos throws a strike but McCarthy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramos controlling the position.
McCarthy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramos is keeping the position for now.
Ramos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarthy is fighting to break Ramos 's control of his arms but Ramos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos controls McCarthy momentarily but McCarthy frees himself.
Ramos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McCarthy defends it easily.
McCarthy preventing the sweep.
McCarthy sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramos looking to control.
McCarthy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four 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 pulls McCarthy in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCarthy walks into a jab.
McCarthy throws a jab when Ramos was well out of range.
Ramos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The fighters circling - McCarthy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramos shoots in but McCarthy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McCarthy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cormac McCarthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCarthy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ramos dominated that 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.
Ramos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McCarthy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramos attempts a counter takedown but McCarthy avoids it well and moves away.
Ramos ducks right into an uppercut from McCarthy.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ramos is trying to control the action in half guard but McCarthy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy trying to control here.
Ramos wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCarthy keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ramos in particular looking to stall.
Ramos looks to land a strike but McCarthy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ramos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McCarthy keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Ramos postures up in McCarthy's guard and throws a big left but McCarthy blocks it.
Ramos preventing the sweep.
McCarthy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ramos manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ramos is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy has control of Ramos 's left arm, preventing Ramos from doing any damage.
McCarthy wants to sweep but no luck.
Ramos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McCarthy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramos .
Ramos postures up.
Ramos is working McCarthy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ramos connects with a couple of short punches.
McCarthy is pulling down on Ramos 's head to control his posture.
Ramos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but McCarthy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos cracks McCarthy with a solid left hand.
Ramos is working McCarthy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ramos throwing strikes but missing.
Ramos throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramos postures up in McCarthy's guard and throws a big left but McCarthy blocks it.
Ramos wants to control from the top but McCarthy keeps moving.
Ramos won't allow McCarthy to sweep him here.
McCarthy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ramos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McCarthy is pulling down on Ramos 's head to control his posture.
Ramos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McCarthy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramos .
McCarthy keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ramos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramos preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ramos looks to land a right hand but McCarthy moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ramos dominated that second round.
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!
McCarthy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramos misses with a straight left.
Ramos slips under a jab.
McCarthy scores with a punch to the head.
McCarthy slips a straight right by Ramos .
Ramos looking to score a takedown here. McCarthy is defending well but Ramos drives through and ends up in McCarthy's guard.
McCarthy 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McCarthy pulls Ramos in to control the position.
McCarthy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramos looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McCarthy's head.
McCarthy has Ramos pulled in close to control his posture.
Tony Ramos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McCarthy's head.
McCarthy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McCarthy looking to control.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McCarthy pulls Ramos in close to his closed guard and prevents Ramos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ramos is looking to work some ground and pound but McCarthy has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ramos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCarthy.
McCarthy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McCarthy misses with a head kick.
McCarthy misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Ramos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A slow jab from McCarthy misses its intended target.
McCarthy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ramos 's head.
McCarthy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ramos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McCarthy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McCarthy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramos trying to control but McCarthy is working from the bottom.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramos chips away with some ground and pound.
Cormac McCarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCarthy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramos postures up and lands a big shot to McCarthy's brow.
Ramos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ramos scoring with some ground and pound.
Ramos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramos postures up and lands a big shot to McCarthy's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos is in close to McCarthy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ramos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Ramos .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ramos , 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Ramos !
The defeated Cormac McCarthy had this to say: '“Scars have the strange power to remind us that our past is real."'.
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