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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 3788 p4p, 195 weight class) and Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 2133 p4p, 105 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by UFC Theme Song. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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142 lbs
59 - 18 - 3 |
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165 cm
43
147 lbs
47 - 31 - 3 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
59 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 31 - 3, fighting out of London, Ricardo Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramirez. That did some damage!
Silva throws a hook to the side of Ramirez's head but Ramirez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Ramirez to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramirez throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Ramirez punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Ramirez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ramirez lands in his opponent's guard.
Ramirez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva has his hands on Ramirez's head, controlling the position.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramirez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ramirez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez advances position into side control!
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramirez on the ground.
Ramirez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ramirez trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Ramirez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ramirez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ramirez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Ramirez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva prevents Ramirez from improving position.
Ramirez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ramirez's guard! Nice work there by Silva!
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ramirez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramirez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Ramirez has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Ramirez working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramirez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Ramirez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Ramirez.
Silva tries to move into range but Ramirez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Ramirez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ramirez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ramirez lands an overhand right.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Ramirez throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramirez.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ramirez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramirez in his tracks.
Ramirez thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Ricardo Ramirez has been cut.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ramirez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
Ramirez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva connects with the punch.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ramirez moves away from the strike by Silva.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Ramirez 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ramirez throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
A clash of legs there as Ramirez blocks the low kick.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramirez looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramirez. Ramirez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ramirez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramirez misses the jab.
Silva half committed to a counter leg kick.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramirez ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ramirez or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva, which made it look bad.
Ramirez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ramirez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramirez lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramirez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ramirez scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Ramirez is rocked!
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ramirez is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Ramirez seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramirez.
Silva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ramirez just manages to avoid it.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ramirez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Ramirez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Ramirez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Ramirez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva regains half guard there - taking advantage of Ramirez's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Ramirez tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva trying to hold on to Ramirez's head to control him but Ramirez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Ramirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Ramirez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramirez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ramirez checks the leg kick.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Ramirez moves his leg out of the way.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Ramirez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Ramirez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick but Ramirez moved away.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Silva throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
A lazy left from Ramirez finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Ramirez misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramirez throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Ramirez throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Ramirez scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramirez scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramirez lands a two punch combo.
Ramirez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ramirez is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Silva frees his head nicely. Oh but Ramirez has switched to an armbar! Silva is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ricardo Ramirez!
Our winner, Ricardo Ramirez, 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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