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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Bergfried (ranked 935 p4p, 47 weight class) and Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 1759 p4p, 81 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
37 - 24 - 2 |
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165 cm
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147 lbs
48 - 31 - 3 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Friedrich Bergfried!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
48 - 31 - 3, fighting out of London, Ricardo Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez clobbers Bergfried with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ramirez throws a hook but Bergfried avoids it easily.
A jab from Bergfried misses.
Bergfried lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ramirez takes a step back to recover.
Bergfried misses with a body kick.
Bergfried is looking to land body kicks.
Ramirez scores with a jab. Bergfried acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bergfried misses with a body kick.
Ramirez scores with a jab. Bergfried acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bergfried defending well as Ramirez loads up on a big left hand.
Bergfried motions for Ramirez to come forward. Bergfried throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez works the jab nicely.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Ramirez as he checks the leg kick.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Bergfried was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bergfried keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut
and Bergfried counters with a good low kick that Ramirez was not able to check.
Bergfried uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Bergfried ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez swings for the body but Bergfried moves out of range.
Bergfried throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bergfried misses with a low kick.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ramirez looks for a takedown but Bergfried sprawls well.
Bergfried defending well as Ramirez loads up on a big left hand.
Ramirez connects with an inside leg kick.
Bergfried has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ramirez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bergfried counters with an outside leg kick.
Ramirez tries to score with a low kick but Bergfried moves his leg out of the way.
Bergfried throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bergfried dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramirez. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergfried slips a straight right by Ramirez.
Bergfried throws a counter high kick but Ramirez was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez throws the left hand but Bergfried avoids the punch easily.
Bergfried connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a body shot but no joy.
Bergfried takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramirez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bergfried's head backwards.
Good exchange - Ramirez coming out on top.
Bergfried defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick.
Ramirez throws a right hand that Bergfried ducks under and follows up with a left that Bergfried also avoids with ease.
Bergfried ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramirez.
A good leg kick by Bergfried.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut.
Bergfried avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Bergfried scores with a push kick.
Ramirez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bergfried looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot lands for Bergfried.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Bergfried checks it.
Friedrich Bergfried is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bergfried lands a nice looking body kick.
Ramirez misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a low kick but Bergfried moves out of range easily.
Ramirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bergfried pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bergfried looks to land a body kick but Ramirez moved away.
Ramirez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Bergfried swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Ramirez blocks the low kick.
Ramirez throws a hook but Bergfried avoids it easily.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that Bergfried avoids nicely.
Ramirez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ramirez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bergfried appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Friedrich Bergfried has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Ramirez.
Bergfried misses the shot to the body.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Bergfried checks it.
Bergfried throws a wild body kick that Ramirez sees coming a mile off.
Bergfried scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bergfried throws a head kick that misses.
Ramirez throws a solid leg kick but Bergfried takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ramirez.
Bergfried ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Ramirez blocks a low kick nicely.
It seemed like Ramirez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the body.
Ramirez avoids a kick to the body.
Ramirez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bergfried counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bergfried on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bergfried uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Bergfried throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Bergfried ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramirez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ramirez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bergfried had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ramirez looks to score with a jab to the body but Bergfried is just out of range.
Bergfried punishes Ramirez's body with a nice straight punch.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergfried was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergfried was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Bergfried uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergfried throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bergfried goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ramirez tried to score with a low kick but Bergfried checks it.
Ramirez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Bergfried moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Ramirez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bergfried uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirez.
Bergfried changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez cracks Bergfried with an open hand slap.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bergfried.
The crowd cheers as Ramirez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bergfried doesn't seem phased though.
Bergfried throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramirez moves forwards but Bergfried connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ramirez looks to land a right hand but Bergfried moved out of range.
Bergfried throws a push kick but Ramirez slaps the foot to one side.
Good exchange - Bergfried coming out on top.
Ramirez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Bergfried's shoulder, as Bergfried tries to avoid the shot.
Bergfried displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramirez throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.
Bergfried was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bergfried drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bergfried is looking to wear down Ramirez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the body
and Bergfried counters with an inside leg kick.
Bergfried throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Bergfried throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bergfried.
Bergfried looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ramirez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bergfried counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramirez's knee momentarily.
Bergfried throws a front kick that sends Ramirez stumbling back into the cage.
Bergfried scores with a jab. Ramirez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ramirez throws a right hand that Bergfried ducks under and follows up with a left that Bergfried also avoids with ease.
Bergfried throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
Nice uppercut there from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a looping left.
Ramirez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bergfried.
Bergfried pushes Ramirez away with a front kick.
A big left from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Bergfried's shoulder, as Bergfried tries to avoid the shot.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergfried moves away.
Ramirez throws the left hand but Bergfried avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bergfried tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bergfried throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Bergfried does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bergfried bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramirez's head.
Ramirez connects with a jab.
Bergfried fakes the leg kick and cracks Ramirez in the body.
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Bergfried.
Bergfried connects with a body shot.
Ramirez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bergfried swivels and escapes.
Bergfried swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez stalks Bergfried and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bergfried's face. Bergfried staggers backwards, shaken.
Ramirez misses with a jab to the body
and Bergfried counters with a good low kick that Ramirez was not able to check.
The fighters circling - Bergfried throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bergfried ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bergfried throws a leg kick which misses Ramirez's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramirez tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez moves out of range of the leg kick from Bergfried.
Bergfried checks a leg kick.
Bergfried doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramirez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bergfried was covering up waiting for the punch and Ramirez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bergfried has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ramirez is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Bergfried avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bergfried has Ramirez pressed against the cage.
Bergfried lands a nice elbow.
Ramirez tries to work over Bergfried's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bergfried is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ramirez is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bergfried.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Ramirez tries a body shot but Bergfried blocks it.
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirez tries to work over Bergfried's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bergfried's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
Ramirez is trying to maintain a safe position but Bergfried gets an underhook and turns Ramirez into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Bergfried avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bergfried.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bergfried breaks the clinch.
Ramirez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bergfried.
Bergfried misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bergfried was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Bergfried swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bergfried displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ramirez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Friedrich Bergfried will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bergfried scores with a punch to the head.
Ramirez lands a front kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bergfried.
Ramirez throws a right hand that misses
and Bergfried counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramirez's knee momentarily.
Bergfried displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramirez throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Bergfried.
Bergfried scoring well with a low kick there.
Bergfried lands a head kick!
Ramirez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bergfried's head.
Ramirez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bergfried.
Bergfried moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt.
Friedrich Bergfried is winning the standup battle so far.
Bergfried throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bergfried scores with a hook to the body. Ramirez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried misses with a straight left.
Bergfried lands a right hook to the body.
Ramirez scores with the left hand. Bergfried knows he should have avoided that one.
Ramirez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Bergfried.
Ramirez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ramirez clobbers Bergfried with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ramirez lands a two punch combo.
Ramirez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Ramirez throws a right hand that misses
and Bergfried cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bergfried tries a head kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bergfried.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez lands a body shot.
Bergfried slips a jab from Ramirez.
Bergfried takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bergfried lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bergfried looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bergfried blocks a leg kick.
Bergfried shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Bergfried moved away.
Ramirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bergfried checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergfried moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bergfried moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
Ramirez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramirez as he connects with a hook.
Ramirez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bergfried jabs at Ramirez's body.
Ramirez with a poor takedown
letting Bergfried counter with a right hand.
Ramirez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramirez walks into a straight right hand from Bergfried.
A jab from Ramirez does it's job there.
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Bergfried moved out of range nicely.
Ramirez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ramirez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bergfried. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ramirez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bergfried.
Bergfried keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bergfried darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bergfried misses with a straight right.
Bergfried throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bergfried keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bergfried throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
A nice side step and Ramirez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bergfried throws a good cross that connects.
Ramirez moves out of range as Bergfried throws a body kick.
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Bergfried moved out of range nicely.
Ramirez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bergfried takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.
Ramirez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bergfried feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramirez's calf.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bergfried!
Ramirez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bergfried.
Decent striking displayed by Ramirez there.
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Bergfried moved out of range nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramirez blocks the leg kick.
Bergfried misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bergfried fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramirez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ramirez fails to land the takedown.
Friedrich Bergfried has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Ramirez.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bergfried scores with the left hand. Ramirez knows he should have avoided that one.
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. Bergfried looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Bergfried clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ramirez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramirez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bergfried sprawls well initially but Ramirez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bergfried looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bergfried works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ramirez working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergfried wants to stand up but Ramirez is controlling him.
Bergfried looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Bergfried keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to advance position but Bergfried has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bergfried prevents Ramirez from getting the reversal.
Bergfried get's back to his feet.
A low kick from Ramirez misses
and Bergfried counters with a body kick.
Ramirez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bergfried.
Bergfried quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ramirez tries to bum rush Bergfried with a series of wild strikes but Bergfried uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bergfried throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ramirez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ramirez's head backwards.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Bergfried throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bergfried walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ramirez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez lands a jab.
Ramirez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bergfried digs a good hook to Ramirez's body.
Bergfried takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramirez.
Bergfried swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bergfried takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ramirez misses with a body punch
and Bergfried counters with a straight right hand.
Bergfried throws the kick towards the body but Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Bergfried.
Ramirez looks to land a right hand but Bergfried moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramirez throws a jab but it's blocked by Bergfried.
Ramirez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bergfried finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.
Bergfried is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bergfried tries to land a front kick but Ramirez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ramirez lands with a good body shot.
Bergfried swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez throws a body shot but no joy.
Bergfried quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ramirez moves out of range as Bergfried throws a body kick.
Ramirez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bergfried fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramirez on the side of the head.
Ramirez moves away from the strike by Bergfried.
Ramirez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ramirez misses with a body shot.
Bergfried connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramirez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Friedrich Bergfried has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Ramirez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bergfried.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bergfried misses.
A little jabbing left from Ramirez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bergfried digs a good hook to Ramirez's body.
Bergfried just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Bergfried throws a hook but Ramirez avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a low kick but Bergfried avoids it.
Bergfried cracks Ramirez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ramirez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ramirez misses with a wild body shot.
Bergfried walks into a left hand.
Bergfried misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
Ramirez throws the left hand but Bergfried avoids the punch easily.
Bergfried feints and then cracks Ramirez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramirez down.
A jab lands there for Ramirez.
Bergfried slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Bergfried had his way with Ricardo Ramirez in that 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Ramirez. Beautiful body shot.
Bergfried on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bergfried moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a punch to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Bergfried misses with a body shot.
Ramirez checks a leg kick nicely.
Ramirez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bergfried.
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.
Bergfried throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramirez misses with a takedown attempt
and Bergfried counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramirez's knee momentarily.
Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bergfried.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Bergfried was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bergfried blocks a jab.
Bergfried appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bergfried bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bergfried scores with a head kick. Ramirez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergfried throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bergfried fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ramirez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bergfried has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bergfried there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ramirez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Bergfried was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bergfried misses with a body kick.
Bergfried moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bergfried dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut
and Bergfried counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bergfried takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bergfried dips to his left and cracks Ramirez with an uppercut!
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!
Bergfried walks into a stiff left hand from Ramirez.
Bergfried looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bergfried jabs Ramirez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bergfried ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ricardo Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bergfried tries to land a front kick but Ramirez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bergfried just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez cracks the inside of Bergfried's front leg.
Bergfried is looking to land body kicks.
Ramirez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Bergfried uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez throws a body kick that misses.
Bergfried ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bergfried moves away.
Bergfried uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramirez.
Bergfried slips under a jab.
Ramirez misses with a low kick.
Bergfried was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bergfried staying out of range there.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez lands a really nice looking cross but Bergfried seems unphased.
Bergfried lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ramirez throws a jab when Bergfried was well out of range.
Bergfried cracks Ramirez with a good jab.
Ramirez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bergfried throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bergfried.
Bergfried lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ramirez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bergfried throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ramirez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bergfried fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramirez.
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!
Ramirez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ramirez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bergfried stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ramirez misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Bergfried.
Bergfried just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez tries to score with a low kick but Bergfried moves his leg out of the way.
Bergfried throws a quick counter kick to the body but Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez cracks Bergfried with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ramirez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bergfried.
Bergfried lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bergfried manages to avoid it.
And Bergfried counters with a quick kick to the body but Ramirez blocks it.
Good shot there by Ramirez.
Ramirez walks into a stiff left hand from Bergfried.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ramirez or perhaps it was just good defense by Bergfried, which made it look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bergfried. Bergfried obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Ramirez.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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 Friedrich Bergfried.
I think Bergfried has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 49:46
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 49:46
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Bergfried!
Friedrich Bergfried retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Friedrich Bergfried thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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