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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Slade Traylor (ranked 899 p4p, 95 weight class) and Eros Ramasotti (ranked 21443 p4p, 693 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
27 - 8 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Traylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eros Ramasotti!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramasotti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Traylor throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ramasotti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Traylor to score with a decent uppercut.
Slade Traylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Traylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Traylor misses with a left hand
and Ramasotti counters with a straight right hand.
Ramasotti throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Traylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramasotti slips a jab from Traylor.
Ramasotti tries a quick counter leg kick but Traylor is wise to it.
Traylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Traylor checks a low kick from Ramasotti.
Traylor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ramasotti lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traylor throws a body punch but Ramasotti moves out of range.
Ramasotti appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ramasotti slips a jab and a cross from Traylor.
Traylor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ramasotti connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traylor works Ramasotti's body with a nice hook.
Ramasotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramasotti defending well as Traylor loads up on a big left hand.
Ramasotti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Traylor swinging wildly here.
Traylor backing away here, and Ramasotti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Traylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramasotti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Traylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramasotti cracks the inside of Traylor's front leg.
Ramasotti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Traylor can pounce on him.
Traylor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramasotti. Ramasotti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ramasotti slips under a jab from Traylor.
Ramasotti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Traylor, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramasottis head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Traylor.
Traylor prevents a body shot from Ramasotti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traylor tries a body shot but Ramasotti blocks it.
Traylor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ramasotti's defenses.
It looks like Eros Ramasotti has been cut.
Ramasotti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traylor lands a shoulder strike.
Traylor tries to work over Ramasotti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Traylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Traylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Traylor misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramasotti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramasotti.
Traylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramasotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slade Traylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eros Ramasotti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Traylor lands with a good body shot.
Ramasotti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Traylor jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Traylor works Ramasotti's body with a nice hook.
Ramasotti looks to land a left hand but Traylor moved out of range nicely.
Traylor cracks a nice hook into Ramasotti's ribs.
Ramasotti misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramasotti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramasotti throws a right hand that misses
and Traylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Traylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramasotti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramasotti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ramasotti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Traylor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Traylor misses with a jab to the body
and Ramasotti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Traylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramasotti can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Traylor connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traylor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for Ramasotti. That snapped Traylor's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Traylor.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ramasotti checks a leg kick.
Traylor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Traylor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ramasotti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Traylor misses with a low kick.
Ramasotti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Traylor looks to land a combination but Ramasotti avoids it well.
Traylor lands a jab to the nose.
Traylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramasotti misses with a body kick.
Traylor throws a shot from downtown. Ramasotti moves away and avoids it.
Ramasotti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Traylor throws a jab when Ramasotti was well out of range.
Ramasotti throws a head kick but Traylor moves out of range.
Slade Traylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramasotti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Traylor scores with a jab.
Traylor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Traylor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Traylor misses its intended target.
Traylor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Traylor scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slade Traylor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eros Ramasotti's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ramasotti throws a leg kick but Traylor checks it.
Ramasotti ducks under a wild hook from Traylor.
Traylor misses with a low kick as Ramasotti jumps back.
Ramasotti doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Traylor misses with a body shot.
Ramasotti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Traylor. Traylor obviously looking to wear him down.
Traylor throws a big shot that misses.
Traylor throws a leg kick but Ramasotti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Traylor is looking to chop away at Ramasotti's legs.
Traylor lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Traylor - that will leave a mark!
Traylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramasotti moves away.
Traylor tests Ramasotti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Traylor throws the left hand but Ramasotti avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramasotti throws a head kick that misses.
Ramasotti cracks Traylor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Traylor throws a poor cross that misses
and Ramasotti counters with a straight right hand.
Ramasotti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Traylor.
Traylor misses with a hook
and Ramasotti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Traylor looks to land a right hand but Ramasotti moved out of range.
Traylor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Traylor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramasotti throws a head kick but Traylor moves out of range.
Traylor ducks under a wild hook from Ramasotti.
Traylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Traylor.
Traylor scores with a nice strike.
Ramasotti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traylor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Traylor misses with a few strikes there.
Ramasotti doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Traylor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ramasotti's head backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ramasotti.
Traylor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Traylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Traylor defending well as Ramasotti loads up on a big left hand.
Ramasotti misses with a wild body shot.
Traylor throws a looping overhand right but Ramasotti ducks down to avoid it.
Ramasotti blocks the body kick.
Traylor misses with a body punch
and Ramasotti counters with a stiff right hand.
Traylor moves away from the strike by Ramasotti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slade Traylor clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Eros Ramasotti's cut.
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.
Ramasotti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Traylor.
Ramasotti misses the shot to the body.
Ramasotti avoids the body shot from Traylor.
A swing and a miss from Traylor.
Ramasotti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ramasotti looks to land a left hand but Traylor moved out of range nicely.
Traylor scores with a jab. Ramasotti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ramasotti moves away from the strike by Traylor.
Traylor tries to clinch but Ramasotti is having none of it.
Ramasotti appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traylor looks to throw a body kick
and Ramasotti counters with a straight right hand.
Ramasotti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramasotti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ramasotti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traylor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ramasotti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Traylor slips under a jab from Ramasotti.
Ramasotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Traylor misses with a hook to the body
and Ramasotti counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Traylor misses its intended target.
Ramasotti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ramasotti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Traylor's sensitive parts.
Ramasotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Traylor misses the target.
It seemed like Ramasotti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Traylor. Ramasotti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramasotti is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traylor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramasotti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Traylor with a nice cross.
Traylor sizes up Ramasotti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ramasotti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Traylor misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Ramasotti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traylor cracks Ramasotti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ramasotti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Traylor to score with a decent uppercut.
Ramasotti moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramasotti misses with a shot to the body
and Ramasotti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramasotti walks into a straight right hand from Traylor.
Traylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramasotti tries to move into range but Traylor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slade Traylor had his way with Eros Ramasotti in that round.
The cut man is working on Eros Ramasotti's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ramasotti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Traylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramasotti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramasotti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Traylor throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramasotti counters with a nice leg kick.
Ramasotti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Traylor checks a low kick from Ramasotti.
Slade Traylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Traylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramasotti.
Traylor misses with a low kick.
Traylor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traylor lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramasotti blocks the body kick.
Ramasotti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Traylor.
Traylor throws a low kick but Ramasotti avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramasotti sizes up Traylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Traylor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Traylor misses the jab.
Ramasotti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Traylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Traylor throws a big shot that misses.
Traylor punishes Ramasotti's body with a nice straight punch.
Ramasotti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Traylor finds it's way round the side to connect with Ramasotti's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Traylor.
Traylor cracks the inside of Ramasotti's front leg.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Traylor.
Traylor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramasotti in his tracks.
Ramasotti tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traylor throws out a loose jab but Ramasotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramasotti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Traylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramasotti.
Ramasotti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Traylor manages to avoid it.
Ramasotti throws a shot from downtown. Traylor moves away and avoids it.
Ramasotti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Traylor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Traylor finds it's way through Ramasotti's defenses.
Traylor connects with the punch.
Traylor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ramasotti tries a quick counter leg kick but Traylor is wise to it.
Ramasotti slips under a jab.
Traylor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eros Ramasotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Traylor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slade Traylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Traylor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slade Traylor!
A relieved looking Slade Traylor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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RATING
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