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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between LJ Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez has chosen Lil' Wayne Ft. Gucci Mane-We Be Steady Mobbin as his entrance music. LJ Whitaker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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266 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, LJ Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Whitaker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramirez on the ground.
Ramirez is looking to take a break and control but Whitaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramirez prevents Whitaker from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whitaker keeps working.
Ramirez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ramirez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ramirez controlling his opponent.
Ramirez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ramirez wants to control the pace but Whitaker is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Whitaker really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Whitaker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ramirez wants to control the pace but Whitaker is squirming around nicely.
Whitaker really wants to buck Ramirez off and get back to his feet.
Ramirez tries to control but Whitaker wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ramirez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ramirez tries to control but Whitaker wriggling away.
Whitaker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two 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.
Ramirez looking to secure an arm triangle but Whitaker defends it well.
Whitaker is trying desperately to improve position.
Whitaker defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ramirez.
Whitaker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ramirez with the ground and pound from mount.
Whitaker is breathing heavily.
Ramirez working for a submission but Whitaker is keeping him at bay.
Ramirez wants to finish this one by submission but Whitaker is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ramirez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to control the pace but Whitaker is squirming around nicely.
Ramirez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Whitaker is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez trying to control but Whitaker is having none of it.
Ramirez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Whitaker kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Whitaker bucks Ramirez off and manages to get back to his feet!
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Whitaker.
Ramirez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
LJ Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whitaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whitaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whitaker as he avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramirez throws a body punch but Whitaker moves out of range.
Ramirez fails with the takedown.
LJ Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Ramirez.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramirez. That's going to slow Whitaker down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Ramirez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ramirez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whitaker can pounce on him.
Whitaker tries to clinch up.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Ramirez with that takedown attempt.
Whitaker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ramirez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
LJ Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a few strikes there.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez throws a low kick but Whitaker avoids it.
A combination from Whitaker does no damage.
Whitaker swinging wilding here.
Whitaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whitaker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramirez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Whitaker tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
LJ Whitaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whitaker tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Ramirez shoots in and drives through. Whitaker sprawls well.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whitaker has his takedown stuffed
and Ramirez counters with a shoot takedown. Whitaker fights it but they end up in guard.
Whitaker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Whitaker tries to get out of the position.
Ramirez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramirez tries to free his leg and advance position but Whitaker is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramirez pushing down on Whitaker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Whitaker is refusing to be controlled, as Ramirez sits in half guard.
Ramirez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ramirez stalling away here and it's allowed Whitaker to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ramirez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ramirez has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Whitaker!
Ramirez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ramirez scoring with strikes but Whitaker is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez controlling from mount.
Ramirez looking to ground and pound but Whitaker is blocking nicely.
Ramirez won't let Whitaker get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ramirez landing strikes from the mount and Whitaker is in trouble!
Ramirez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ramirez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Whitaker is looking to escape.
Ramirez landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ramirez tries to control but Whitaker wriggling away.
Ramirez stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Whitaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramirez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whitaker's waist but Whitaker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ramirez off to one side.
Ramirez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Ramirez 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! And we move into the final round!
Whitaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Whitaker tries to clinch there but Ramirez circles away.
Whitaker tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramirez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whitaker's waist but Whitaker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ramirez off to one side.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitaker.
Ramirez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Whitaker checks a leg kick nicely.
Ramirez stuffs the takedown attempt from Whitaker. Whitaker gets slowly back to his feet.
Ramirez shoots in but Whitaker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
LJ Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Ramirez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker lands a high kick!
Whitaker is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Ramirez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whitaker counters with a good, hard body kick but Ramirez shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramirez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whitaker is fending him off so far but Ramirez persists. Nope, Whitaker circles away and we're back to standing.
Whitaker wants to clinch.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whitaker but Whitaker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ramirez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ramirez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ramirez showed some decent athleticism there.
Ramirez trying to mount his opponent but Whitaker defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ramirez moves into full mount! Whitaker won't be happy about that!
Ramirez tries to control but Whitaker wriggling away.
Ramirez looking to ground and pound but Whitaker is blocking nicely.
Ramirez tries to control but Whitaker wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez landing strikes from the mount.
Ramirez landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Ramirez.
Whitaker is bucking up trying to escape but Ramirez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ramirez looking to secure an arm triangle but Whitaker defends it well.
Whitaker is looking to get to half guard.
Whitaker is squirming around, avoiding Ramirez's attempts to control the action.
Whitaker wants to try and get back to his feet.
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.
Ramirez landing strikes from the mount.
Ramirez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ramirez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ramirez prevents Whitaker from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitaker is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Ramirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ramirez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Ramirez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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