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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Rold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos has chosen Sepultura - Nomad as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
18 - 16 - 1 |
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167 cm
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159 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enrique Rold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrique Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've been informed that Ramos has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rold throws a right and a left that Ramos avoids nicely.
Rold looks to land a body kick but Ramos moved away.
Ramos misses with a head kick.
Ramos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rold has time to react.
A shot to the body from Rold misses
and Ramos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rold gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rold's coaches at Netherlands Top Team & KT have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Ramos lands with a punch from half guard.
Ramos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rold has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ramos working over Rold with some ground and pound. Rold looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rold trying to control from the bottom.
Ramos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rold with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ramos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramos drops an elbow to the side of Rold's head.
Rold is looking to improve his position.
Rold gets back to full guard.
Rold trying to control the position.
Ramos throwing strikes from guard but Rold blocks nicely.
Ramos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rold's head.
Rold is trying to keep Ramos in close.
Ramos throws an elbow that misses. Rold uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ramos's guard. Nice move by Rold!
Ramos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Rold from controlling successfully.
Rold tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramos is retaining full guard.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Rold from controlling successfully.
Ramos has his foot on Rold's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rold works his way back into a safe position though.
Ramos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ramos is trying to control the position but Rold postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rold slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ramos tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Rold easily slips into full mount!
Rold tries to control but Ramos wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ramos is looking to improve his position.
Rold works his way into full mount!
Rold can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ramos is looking to escape.
Rold working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ramos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rold lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ramos working to try and regain half guard.
Ramos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rold moves nicely into side control.
Rold working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ramos is trying to improve his position.
Ramos wants to control but Rold postures up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ramos is looking for a sweep.
Ramos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rold's best efforts.
Rold is nestled in close to Ramos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Ramos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ramos pushes Rold away with a front kick.
Ramos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos takes the fight into the clinch.
Ramos lands a damaging elbow.
Rold has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ramos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ramos misses with some punches.
Ramos lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Ramos scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos throws a head punch that misses.
Ramos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramos misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos pushes Rold back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramos lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramos misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramos working aggressively here.
Ramos gets through Rold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Rold to work.
Ramos throws a punch but it's blocked by Rold.
Rold tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ramos is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Rold can't fight it off and eventually Ramos manages to take the fight to the floor. Rold looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rold is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henrique Ramos has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ramos passes into half guard.
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!
Ramos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rold's head.
Ramos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rold knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rold is trying to control but can't.
Rold is looking to improve his position.
Rold taking some punishment here, with Ramos in his half guard.
Ramos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ramos 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.
Ramos slips a nice elbow through Rold's hands, connecting with Rold's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rold tries to roll over but Ramos keeps him under control.
Ramos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rold is controlling Ramos's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ramos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ramos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Ramos there.
Ramos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rold looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ramos is nestled in close to Rold, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Ramos.
Rold wants to improve his position but Ramos is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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. Ramos connects with a nice short shot to Rold's temple.
Ramos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ramos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rold is rocked!
Ramos is working for a kimura but Rold is defending it quite comfortably.
Oh Rold is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rold trying to control here.
Rold seems to have got his legs back now.
Ramos lands strikes from half guard.
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!
Ramos working the head and body with strikes.
Ramos working over Rold with some ground and pound. Rold looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rold is looking to improve his position.
Ramos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rold defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Ramos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramos tries to land a front kick but Rold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ramos looks to throw a body kick
and Rold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Henrique Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos takes a swing at Rold's ribcage but misses.
Ramos throws the left hand but Rold avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Rold misses its target.
Ramos clinches with his opponent.
Henrique Ramos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rold is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ramos has Rold pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ramos pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Rold tumbling to the mat - Ramos dives into Rold's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramos landing with the ground and pound.
Rold looking for a sweep. Not yet Rold, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos postures up in Rold's guard and throws a big left but Rold blocks it.
Rold has his foot on Ramos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ramos works his way back into a safe position though.
Ramos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ramos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rold is keeping the position for now.
Ramos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rold has momentary wrist control but Ramos slips an elbow through the middle.
Rold avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rold is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ramos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Enrique Rold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henrique Ramos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rold is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ramos defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rold looking for a sweep. Not yet Rold, not yet.
Ramos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ramos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ramos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rold takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ramos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rold is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ramos connects with a decent elbow.
Ramos tries for a kimura but Rold is defending well.
Ramos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ramos lands a few punches from side control.
Ramos lands some shots froms side control.
Rold tries to bench press Ramos off him but Ramos keeps the position.
Ramos is chipping away with strikes.
Ramos in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Rold looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Ramos turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrique Ramos!
Henrique Ramos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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