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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Clark (ranked 1678 p4p, 168 weight class) and Mikel Ramos Jnr (ranked 3310 p4p, 286 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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150 lbs
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151 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Clark !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mikel Ramos Jnr !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos Jnr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramos Jnr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ramos Jnr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clark has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Clark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ramos Jnr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ramos Jnr throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark .
Clark was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A combination from Ramos Jnr does no damage.
Clark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ramos Jnr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramos Jnr misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramos Jnr misses with a two punch combination.
Ramos Jnr looks to land a combination. Clark sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Corey Clark has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ramos Jnr tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Clark is in Ramos Jnr 's guard.
Ramos Jnr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clark not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos Jnr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ramos Jnr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark is trying to stand back up but Ramos Jnr is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark controlling the position well.
Ramos Jnr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clark 's head.
Clark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramos Jnr .
Clark is positioning himself well to prevent Ramos Jnr advancing to mount.
Ramos Jnr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark is controlling Ramos Jnr 's trapped leg to prevent Ramos Jnr from advancing to side control.
Ramos Jnr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clark is looking to control Ramos Jnr 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clark avoid being mounted?
Ramos Jnr prevents Clark from improving his position.
Ramos Jnr trying to control the pace.
Ramos Jnr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clark wants to control but Ramos Jnr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ramos Jnr prevents Clark from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Clark slips a jab and a cross from Ramos Jnr .
Ramos Jnr throws a big shot that misses.
Ramos Jnr looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
Ramos Jnr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clark circles away quickly and effectively.
Clark gets a double leg takedown into Ramos Jnr 's guard.
Ramos Jnr controls Clark momentarily but Clark frees himself.
Clark showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ramos Jnr working a defensive guard but Clark passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos Jnr wants to get back to full guard.
Clark is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ramos Jnr gets back to full guard.
Clark is stalling in the full guard.
Ramos Jnr working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Clark has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikel Ramos Jnr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Corey Clark 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ramos Jnr misses with a hook
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramos Jnr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Clark was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ramos Jnr .
No joy there for Clark , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramos Jnr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
Ramos Jnr misses with a hook
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ramos Jnr trying to get back to full guard but Clark takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark avoids the attempt from Ramos Jnr to control.
Ramos Jnr slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ramos Jnr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Clark 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos Jnr looking to control.
Ramos Jnr will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ramos Jnr working a defensive guard but Clark passes into half guard.
Well, if Clark is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ramos Jnr has a hand on Clark 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Clark takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ramos Jnr is trying to escape the mount.
Clark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ramos Jnr working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark punishing his opponent with strikes.
Clark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramos Jnr can do to turn this around?
BOOM! Clark connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Clark is landing with some decent strikes but Ramos Jnr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Clark tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos Jnr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Corey Clark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clark scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ramos Jnr ?
Ramos Jnr gets back to half guard.
Ramos Jnr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Clark wants to pass the guard but Ramos Jnr is defending well.
Clark is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos Jnr is pressing down on Clark 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Clark slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Clark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Corey Clark 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Clark throws an overhand right that lands on Ramos Jnr 's shoulder, as Ramos Jnr tries to avoid the shot.
Mikel Ramos Jnr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramos Jnr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ramos Jnr misses with a double jab
and Clark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ramos Jnr looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Clark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Clark feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Clark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Clark not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ramos Jnr 's head.
Clark slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ramos Jnr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sloppy strikes from Ramos Jnr . Those never looked like landing.
Clark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramos Jnr .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clark throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramos Jnr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Clark counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramos Jnr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ramos Jnr throws a right hand that misses
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Clark .
Ramos Jnr is rocked!
Ramos Jnr seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Clark shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Ramos Jnr is backing up but Clark catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Ramos Jnr covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Clark Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Clark !
Corey Clark retains his featherweight title!
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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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