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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tarek Bouazzizi (ranked 4643 p4p, 328 weight class) and Aslan Ramesha (ranked 3720 p4p, 282 weight class). Tarek Bouazzizi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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152 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Decent wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarek Bouazzizi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aslan Ramesha!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouazzizi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramesha's sensitive parts.
Bouazzizi throws a head kick but Ramesha moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bouazzizi.
Bouazzizi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bouazzizi cracks Ramesha with a good jab.
Bouazzizi connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramesha shoots in looking for a takedown. Bouazzizi tries to sprawl out of it but Ramesha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bouazzizi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bouazzizi lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Bouazzizi.
Ramesha steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bouazzizi. That one must have hurt.
Bouazzizi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Bouazzizi.
Ramesha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good leg kick by Bouazzizi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bouazzizi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bouazzizi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bouazzizi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ramesha's head.
Bouazzizi scores with a head kick. Ramesha tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ramesha is defended easily by Bouazzizi.
Tarek Bouazzizi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aslan Ramesha.
Bouazzizi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bouazzizi.
Bouazzizi throws a head kick that Ramesha semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bouazzizi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramesha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bouazzizi.
Bouazzizi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramesha's sensitive parts.
Bouazzizi scores with the left hand. Ramesha knows he should have avoided that one.
Bouazzizi connects with a solid leg kick.
Bouazzizi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ramesha dives in for a single leg takedown but Bouazzizi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ramesha fails with the takedown.
A lazy left from Bouazzizi finds it's target.
Ramesha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Bouazzizi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouazzizi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bouazzizi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ramesha if he has to take too many more of those.
Ramesha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Bouazzizi.
Bouazzizi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Bouazzizi.
Bouazzizi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramesha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bouazzizi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramesha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramesha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bouazzizi can pounce on him.
Bouazzizi throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've been informed that Ramesha has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bouazzizi connects with a solid leg kick.
Bouazzizi slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramesha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bouazzizi lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramesha takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ramesha scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee asks Ramesha politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ramesha prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ramesha working away.
Bouazzizi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ramesha is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ramesha working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bouazzizi wants to control but Ramesha postures up.
Ramesha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramesha gets to mount! Bouazzizi was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarek Bouazzizi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ramesha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bouazzizi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramesha's sensitive parts.
Bouazzizi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bouazzizi wants to clinch up but Ramesha keeps it at a distance.
Bouazzizi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bouazzizi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ramesha keeps the fight on the outside.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bouazzizi.
Bouazzizi is looking to slow Ramesha down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Bouazzizi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Bouazzizi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Bouazzizi - just one landing.
Bouazzizi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramesha's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bouazzizi.
Bouazzizi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ramesha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ramesha.
Ramesha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bouazzizi scores with a leg kick.
Ramesha scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ramesha lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bouazzizi down.
Ramesha has control of an arm but Bouazzizi manages to advance to Ramesha's back!
Bouazzizi tries to keep control of the position but Ramesha is staying busy.
Bouazzizi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramesha can do to turn this around?
Ramesha tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bouazzizi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ramesha is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bouazzizi with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Ramesha bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ramesha controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bouazzizi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramesha throwing strikes but missing.
Ramesha postures up and lands a big shot to Bouazzizi's brow.
Ramesha is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bouazzizi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ramesha sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bouazzizi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ramesha's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bouazzizi is trying to keep Ramesha in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bouazzizi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab, jab by Bouazzizi - just one landing.
Bouazzizi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bouazzizi's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Bouazzizi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bouazzizi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bouazzizi dips to his left and cracks Ramesha with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarek Bouazzizi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bouazzizi.
Bouazzizi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ramesha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ramesha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bouazzizi.
Bouazzizi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramesha.
Ramesha dives in and scores a takedown into Bouazzizi's guard.
Bouazzizi working a defensive guard here.
Bouazzizi has momentary wrist control but Ramesha slips an elbow through the middle.
Bouazzizi looking to control but Ramesha passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramesha controlling the action here.
Bouazzizi wants to control the action here but instead Ramesha manages to pass to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouazzizi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ramesha controlling his opponent.
More stalling from Ramesha.
The referee warns Bouazzizi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ramesha lands a big shot there that rocks Bouazzizi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ramesha controlling the position easily from mount.
Bouazzizi working to try and regain half guard.
Ramesha avoids the attempt from Bouazzizi to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bouazzizi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ramesha lands a nice shot to the head.
Ramesha content just to control the position here.
Bouazzizi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ramesha controlling his opponent.
Bouazzizi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramesha unloading with bombs!
Bouazzizi is looking to get to half guard.
Ramesha scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ramesha lands with some strikes.
Ramesha looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramesha with good strikes from the mount here!
Aslan Ramesha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bouazzizi tries to hold on but Ramesha postures up.
Aslan Ramesha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tarek Bouazzizi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramesha lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslan Ramesha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bouazzizi 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarek Bouazzizi!
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