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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Frank West (ranked 22579 p4p, 698 weight class) and Jacinto Ramos (ranked 22426 p4p, 637 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank West!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacinto Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ramos throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Ramos's shoulder, as Ramos tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ramos! But no joy.
Ramos fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Ramos.
West throws an overhand right that lands on Ramos's shoulder, as Ramos tries to avoid the shot.
West tries to clinch but Ramos moves away
and Ramos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from West misses.
It seemed like Ramos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ramos lands with a hook. West tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
West takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ramos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West just misses with a punch to the body.
West cracks Ramos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
West takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
West has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Juicy Culture in the buildup to the fight.
A punch combination from Ramos misses.
West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramos.
Jacinto Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West avoids the body shot from Ramos.
West misses with a body kick.
West throws a hook but Ramos blocks it.
Ramos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from West with a body shot.
Ramos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. West doesn't seem bothered though.
Ramos sizes up West with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ramos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramos thows a left - swing and a miss!
West swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as West checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramos, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from West misses.
Ramos's coach down at LOD: Ground Zero was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ramos's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from West misses the target.
Ramos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by West.
West throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ramos misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from West.
Ramos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
West staying out of range there.
Ramos jabs West to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramos checks a low kick from West.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Ramos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramos throws out the jab.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramos scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from West.
West is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
West lands with a straight right. Ramos didn't see that one coming.
Ramos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
West scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramos pivots, looking for a leg kick but West is out of range and Ramos settles back down.
West avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
West fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West throws a hook to the side of Ramos's head but Ramos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramos throws a leg kick
and West connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramos lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos throws a jab when West was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramos throws a hook but West avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target.
Nice body punch from Ramos.
West has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from West there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ramos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
West closes the distance and pushes Ramos back into the ropes.
West blocks a punch to the side of the head.
West working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
West tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramos throws a head punch that misses.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ramos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramos.
Ramos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ramos prevents a body shot from West.
Ramos lands a left hand.
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 managing to block the knees to the body from West.
West misses with some punches.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but West avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the ropes.
West has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos.
Nice body punch from Ramos - that landed with a thud.
West misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from West.
Ramos lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Ramos.
Ramos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jacinto Ramos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
West misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ramos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
West lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramos lands a shoulder strike.
Ramos tries a body shot but West blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Ramos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
West stuns Ramos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ramos scoring well with a low kick there.
Ramos throws a leg kick that is checked
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
West takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ramos throws a leg kick but West sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ramos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
West takes a body punch but keeps moving.
West has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramos.
Ramos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before West has time to react.
West checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ramos.
Jacinto Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
West just misses with a punch to the body.
West misses with a hook
and Ramos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
West throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ramos! But no joy.
West checks the leg kick nicely there.
West throwing a counter right hand but Ramos manages to avoid it.
West throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ramos connects with a looping right hand.
Ramos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
West clinches up with Ramos and pushes him back against the ropes.
West misses with the head strike.
West lands a left hand.
Ramos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
West is working Ramos over against the ropes.
West lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramos trying to land knees to the body.
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!
West throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos blocks an uppercut.
Ramos lands an elbow inside that West shrugs off.
West pushes Ramos back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramos scores with a hook to the body.
West misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramos misses with a short punch on the inside.
West tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramos blocking some punches.
Ramos lands an elbow that stopped West in his tracks for a moment.
West misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West misses with a knee to the head.
Ramos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of West backwards.
Ramos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West tries to land a knee to the head but Ramos blocks with his arms.
West tries to throw a body punch but Ramos avoids it by throwing West back against the ropes.
West takes an elbow to the temple.
Ramos scores with a shoulder strike.
West lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jacinto Ramos just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramos.
West misses with a head kick.
Ramos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and West counters with a straight right hand.
Ramos misses with a straight right.
Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
Ramos misses with a wild combination.
Ramos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck West on the side of the head.
Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
Ramos throws a solid leg kick but West takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ramos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West throws a hook but Ramos avoids it easily.
Ramos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Ramos misses.
West moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
West swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramos.
West is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
West waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramos.
West ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
West fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ramos just manages to avoid it.
Ramos avoids the body shot from West.
Ramos scores with a body shot.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramos.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Ramos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donk. Ramos catches West right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West catches Ramos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
West smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos connects with a nice looking jab.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
West throws a right hand that misses
and Ramos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from West.
West misses with an uppercut.
Ramos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ramos works the jab nicely.
West misses with a straight left.
West throws a sloppy body shot
and Ramos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ramos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Ramos scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacinto Ramos dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ramos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
West throws out a loose jab but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ramos! But no joy.
Ramos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on West. That did some damage!
Ramos throws a low kick but it's checked well by West.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
West misses the body punch
and Ramos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramos tries to land a leg kick but West saw it coming and moves away.
West fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ramos just manages to avoid it.
Ramos throws a leg kick but West sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West checks the leg kick.
Ramos cracks the inside of West's front leg.
Ramos throws a shot from downtown. West moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramos.
West is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and West moves into the clinch.
West throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramoss head.
Ramos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through West's defenses.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
West is working Ramos over against the ropes.
West misses with a knee strike.
Frank West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West tries to stall but Ramos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
West lands a body shot in the clinch.
West misses with a knee strike.
Ramos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramos pushes off an throws an elbow but West leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Ramos just misses with a elbow thrown towards West's brow.
Ramos avoiding damage as West throws knees to the body.
Ramos misses with an elbow over the top.
West throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wests head.
West tries to land a knee to the head but Ramos blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos pushes West back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A body shot lands from Ramos.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramos avoids the damage to the body.
West misses with a knee strike.
Ramos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from West.
West takes an elbow to the forehead.
West throws a head punch that misses.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
West tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
West lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by West.
Ramos works on West's body with a couple of short punches.
West misses with a knee to the head.
West working aggressively here.
Ramos throws an elbow that misses.
West takes an elbow to the temple.
Ramos lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacinto Ramos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramos 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacinto Ramos! Jacinto Ramos retains his lightweight title!
Jacinto Ramos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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