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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Ramos (ranked 428 p4p, 46 weight class) and Charles Carlyle (ranked 753 p4p, 94 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. Carlyle has chosen Ladies and Gentlemen as his entrance music. Charles Carlyle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
42 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henrique Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Carlyle!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carlyle shoots in and drives through. Ramos sprawls well.
Ramos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ramos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ramos.
Carlyle moves into the clinch.
Ramos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlyle is trying to get back to full guard.
Carlyle trying to control here.
Carlyle wants to get back to full guard.
Carlyle wants to control but Ramos is keeping busy.
Ramos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlyle gets back to full guard.
Carlyle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carlyle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Carlyle keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramos throws a big right hand that misses.
Ramos lands a couple of elbows.
Ramos is in close to Carlyle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ramos scoring with some ground and pound.
Carlyle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle controls Ramos momentarily but Ramos frees himself.
Ramos won't allow Carlyle to sweep him here.
Ramos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Carlyle has his hands on Ramos's head, controlling the position.
Ramos won't allow Carlyle to sweep him here.
Ramos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carlyle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramos 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos wants to pass the guard but Carlyle is keeping the position.
Carlyle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carlyle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramos's waist but Ramos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carlyle off to one side.
Ramos leaves Carlyle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ramos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Henrique Ramos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Carlyle.
A jab from Ramos finds it's way through Carlyle's defenses.
Carlyle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ramos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos throws a leg kick which misses Carlyle's front leg but catches the back leg as Carlyle tries to avoid it.
Carlyle throws a front kick aimed at Ramos's knee but Ramos avoids it well.
Ramos connects with a leg kick. Carlyle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ramos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carlyle dives in and scores a takedown into Ramos's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle stopping the sweep attempt from Ramos.
Carlyle advances to half guard.
Ramos wants to get back to full guard.
Ramos trying to control but Carlyle postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos is controlling Carlyle's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ramos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carlyle is working away from the top position though.
Carlyle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ramos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ramos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carlyle is working away from the top position though.
Carlyle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ramos sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Ramos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carlyle slaps away a takedown attempt from Ramos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carlyle goes for a double leg but Ramos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ramos continues to drive forward.
Ramos staying out of range there.
Carlyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramos.
Ramos connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carlyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
Ramos scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos cracks the inside of Carlyle's front leg.
Carlyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.
Henrique Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlyle scores with a hook to the body. Ramos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramos moves out of range as Carlyle strikes.
Carlyle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Henrique Ramos is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlyle drives through and clinches with Ramos against the cage.
Ramos pushes Carlyle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Carlyle fails to land.
Carlyle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carlyle has a couple of punches blocked by Ramos.
Carlyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Carlyle decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlyle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carlyle keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Carlyle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramos's guard.
Ramos managing to control the position.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Carlyle from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos controlling the position.
Carlyle content to stall in guard here.
Ramos controlling Carlyle's posture.
Ramos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramos is controlling Carlyle's posture.
Carlyle won't allow Ramos to sweep him here.
Ramos keeping full guard, as Carlyle tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos pulls Carlyle in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ramos is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carlyle can do to turn this around?
Ramos pushing down on Carlyle's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Carlyle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ramos.
Carlyle is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Carlyle is staying active underneath Ramos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carlyle regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ramos.
Ramos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramos postures up in Carlyle's guard and throws a big left but Carlyle blocks it.
Ramos landing some decent shots from guard.
Ramos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ramos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carlyle holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlyle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Carlyle keeps moving.
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 Henrique Ramos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Carlyle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ramos tries to avoid it but Carlyle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ramos to the ground. Ramos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ramos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ramos shoots for a double leg takedown but Carlyle sprawls well. He's pushed Ramos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ramos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carlyle appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ramos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carlyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carlyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ramos.
Ramos leaves Carlyle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ramos thuds a left hand into Carlyle's body.
Carlyle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlyle dives in and grabs Ramos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ramos pushes down on Carlyle's head and hops out.
Henrique Ramos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Carlyle.
That kick from Ramos tenderised Carlyle's leg. Carlyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ramos tests Carlyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ramos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carlyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramos.
Carlyle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ramos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Carlyle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ramos scores with a shot to the side of Carlyle's head.
Carlyle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carlyle throws a head punch that misses.
Ramos misses with a body punch.
Ramos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carlyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henrique Ramos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carlyle tries for a takedown but Ramos manages to get underhooks.
Carlyle breaks the clinch.
Ramos lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos clinches up with Carlyle and pushes him back against the cage.
Charles Carlyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ramos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short uppercut from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carlyle misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramos is trying to trip Carlyle. He has hold of a leg but Carlyle is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ramos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carlyle trying to keep a closed guard but Ramos is proving a slippery customer.
Ramos lands a couple of elbows.
Carlyle working a defensive guard here.
Ramos is stalling in the full guard.
Ramos advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos trying to control the action but Carlyle is working from the bottom.
Carlyle is looking for a sweep. Ramos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carlyle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramos.
Ramos prevents Carlyle from improving his position.
Carlyle taking some punishment here, with Ramos in his half guard.
Henrique Ramos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Henrique Ramos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carlyle preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ramos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice straight punches there by Ramos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ramos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henrique Ramos showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henrique Ramos!
Henrique Ramos really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FORCEE logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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