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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Ramos (ranked 941 p4p, 115 weight class) and Viktor Bestarsson (ranked 1348 p4p, 165 weight class). Ramos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sepultura - Nomad. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henrique Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Bestarsson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos misses with a body shot
enabling Bestarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bestarsson is able to avoid easily.
Bestarsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ramos with a body shot.
Ramos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ramos stuns Bestarsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramos. That's going to slow Bestarsson down.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos connects with a leg kick. Bestarsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramos clobbers Bestarsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Bestarsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Ramos throws a leg kick
and Bestarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bestarsson blocks a leg kick.
Bestarsson tries a quick counter leg kick but Ramos is wise to it.
Ramos digs a good body shot into Bestarsson's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos throws a leg kick but Bestarsson checks it.
Bestarsson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ramos throws a right hand that Bestarsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Bestarsson also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a leg kick
and Bestarsson counters with a good low kick that Ramos was not able to check.
Bestarsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bestarsson tries to move into range but Ramos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ramos throws a jab when Bestarsson was well out of range.
Ramos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bestarsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ramos lands with a good body shot.
Bestarsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ramos.
Ramos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bestarsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bestarsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ramos lands a leg kick that knocks Bestarsson off balance momentarily.
Henrique Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bestarsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ramos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bestarsson. That did some damage!
Ramos gets tackled into the cage by Bestarsson. Bestarsson maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramos struggles to land a body shot inside as Bestarsson controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Bestarsson.
Bestarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramos is leaning against Bestarsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bestarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bestarsson.
Ramos lands a body punch.
Ramos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramos swings wildly with an uppercut but Bestarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Ramos.
Bestarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ramos fails to land.
Ramos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ramos tries a body shot but Bestarsson blocks it.
Bestarsson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
Bestarsson misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Bestarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramos has a couple of punches blocked by Bestarsson.
Bestarsson lands a nice uppercut.
Ramos is leaning against Bestarsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ramos.
Ramos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bestarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bestarsson avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Bestarsson.
Bestarsson prevents a body shot from Ramos.
Bestarsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bestarsson tries a knee to the head but Ramos blocks it.
Bestarsson missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramos.
Ramos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
As Ramos backs off Bestarsson throws a huge counter combo but Ramos manages to avoid it all.
Bestarsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramos.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramos, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ramos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramos.
Nice body punch from Ramos.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bestarsson moves away.
Ramos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bestarsson checks it well.
Bestarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bestarsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramos misses with a straight left.
Bestarsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramos misses with a shot to the body
and Bestarsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Ramos slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Ramos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ramos fails to land the takedown.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramos. That's going to slow Bestarsson down.
Ramos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bestarsson moves away.
Henrique Ramos is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bestarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramos takes a swing at Bestarsson's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bestarsson! But no joy.
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
Bestarsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big right from Ramos misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bestarsson's calf.
Ramos misses with a combination
and Bestarsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Ramos is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos tries a low kick but Bestarsson avoids it.
Ramos slips a jab and a cross from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice straight punches there by Ramos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramos.
Bestarsson avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Ramos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bestarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bestarsson can do to turn this around?
Bestarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bestarsson! But no joy.
Bestarsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramos has time to react.
Ramos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramos is rocked!
Bestarsson staying out of range there.
Oh Ramos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good leg kick by Ramos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramos seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Bestarsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ramos takes a swing at Bestarsson's ribcage but misses.
Ramos lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos throws a body punch but Bestarsson moves out of range.
Ramos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bestarsson throws a right and a left that Ramos avoids nicely.
Ramos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bestarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ramos cracks the inside of Bestarsson's front leg.
Bestarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramos.
Ramos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bestarsson to the ground. Ramos is now in Bestarsson's guard.
Ramos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos postures up in Bestarsson's guard and throws a big left but Bestarsson blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bestarsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Ramos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bestarsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramos trying to control but Bestarsson is working from the bottom.
Bestarsson controls Ramos momentarily but Ramos frees himself.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Bestarsson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ramos with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bestarsson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ramos has passed into side control.
Bestarsson tries to improve position but can't.
Ramos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bestarsson keeps working.
Bestarsson is looking to reverse the position.
Bestarsson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ramos breaks from Bestarsson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Ramos dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ramos checks a leg kick nicely.
Bestarsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ramos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bestarsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ramos blocks a head kick by Bestarsson.
Bestarsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramos.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bestarsson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ramos is now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Ramos.
Bestarsson is not content to let Ramos control the position.
Bestarsson works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bestarsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bestarsson slows the pace down in half guard.
Ramos wants to control but Bestarsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bestarsson tries to pass to full mount but Ramos defends it.
Viktor Bestarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos trying to control from the bottom.
Bestarsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ramos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ramos wants to get back to full guard.
Ramos trying to control here.
Bestarsson trying to control from half guard but Ramos is working away.
Ramos keeping hold of Bestarsson's head, controlling as best he can.
Henrique Ramos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson wants to pass to mount but Ramos is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ramos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bestarsson wants to counter with a clinch but Ramos pushes him away.
Bestarsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramos connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramos scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a leg kick
and Bestarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ramos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ramos thuds his right hand into Bestarsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramos.
Bestarsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bestarsson blocks an uppercut.
Bestarsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bestarsson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos lands with a left to the head.
Ramos is leaning against Bestarsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bestarsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bestarsson lands an uppercut.
Ramos lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramos.
Bestarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Henrique Ramos.
Well Ramos 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Ramos!
Henrique Ramos managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, FORCEE, into his post fight interview.
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hype
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