PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iker Ramirez (ranked 56 p4p, 8 weight class) and Kevin Hart (ranked 227 p4p, 25 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.

Ramirez
vs
Hart

180 cm
28
155 lbs
16 - 3 - 1

178 cm
34
155 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iker Ramirez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Hart!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez scores with the left hand. Hart knows he should have avoided that one.
Hart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramirez.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hart appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hart ducks right into an uppercut from Ramirez.
Hart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hart loads up on a big right hand but Ramirez slips the punch.
Ramirez lands a front kick.
Ramirez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramirez blocks a low kick nicely.
Ramirez scores with a punch to the head.
Ramirez misses with a jab to the body
enabling Hart to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart is looking to chop away at Ramirez's legs.
Hart misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez throwing a counter right hand but Hart manages to avoid it.
Kevin Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez throws a leg kick which misses Hart's front leg but catches the back leg as Hart tries to avoid it.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hart misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ramirez tries a low kick but Hart avoids it.
Hart was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ramirez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Ramirez.

Hart gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hart swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hart tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hart has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Hart.
Hart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramirez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ramirez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramirez lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Ramirez.
Hart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hart prevents a body shot from Ramirez.
Hart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez lands a nice uppercut.
Hart misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harts head.
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramirez.
Hart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Ramirez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hart looks winded!
Hart lands a left hand.
Hart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirez lands with a left to the head.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hart misses with some punches.
Hart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Ramirez.
Hart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez takes a shot to the head.
Ramirez lands a hook that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Hart misses with some punches.
Hart tries a body shot but Ramirez blocks it.

Hart breaks from the clinch.
Ramirez with a jab.
Hart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart throws a chopping leg kick but Ramirez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ramirez lands a slapping body shot.
Ramirez lands a jab.
Ramirez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab from Hart.
Ramirez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hart on the side of the head.
Ramirez scores with the left hand. Hart knows he should have avoided that one.
Ramirez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ramirez scores with a decent looking hook.
Hart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramirez.

Ramirez moves into range and clinches up with Hart.
Hart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Hart manages to break the clinch.
Ramirez lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez checks a low kick from Hart.
Ramirez misses with a jab to the body
and Hart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramirez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hart throws a leg kick but Ramirez moved away.
Ramirez tried to counter with a leg kick but Hart avoided it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hart throws out the jab.
Ramirez scores with a nice body kick.
Hart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hart doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
Hart throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a jab. Hart acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ramirez lands a body shot.
Hart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramirez.
Hart tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hart misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Hart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hart throws an overhand right that lands on Ramirez's shoulder, as Ramirez tries to avoid the shot.

Hart moves into range and clinches up with Ramirez.
A hook to the body from Ramirez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Ramirez fails to land.
Ramirez lands a hook that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Ramirez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ramirez misses with a body punch.
Hart has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iker Ramirez 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.

Nice shot by Hart.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Hart.
Ramirez throwing a counter right hand but Hart manages to avoid it.
Hart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Hart.
Hart tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ramirez scores with a nice strike.
Hart is looking to score with low kicks.
As Hart backs away, Ramirez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ramirez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hart.
Hart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big right from Ramirez misses.
Hart tries to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart's corner calls for a 1-2. Hart obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hart tries to score with a low kick but Ramirez moves his leg out of the way.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the body.
Iker Ramirez is winning the standup battle so far.
Hart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hart looks to land a right hand but Ramirez moved out of range.
Ramirez is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramirez, right into the meat.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hart can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Ramirez misses its intended target.
Ramirez throws a leg kick which misses Hart's front leg but catches the back leg as Hart tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Hart.
Ramirez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hart's hands.
Ramirez walks into a jab.
Hart tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hart fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hart tries to clinch
and Ramirez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hart tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hart moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramirez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hart on the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hart in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A cross from Ramirez lands.
Ramirez thuds a left hand into Hart's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hart fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a jab when Hart was well out of range.
Hart wants to counter with a clinch but Ramirez pushes him away.
Ramirez lands with a right hand.
Hart throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ramirez connects with a leg kick. Hart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hart is looking to score with low kicks.
Hart tries a head kick but it misses.
Hart tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ramirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hart throws a hook but Ramirez blocks it.
Hart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ramirez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Hart is predictable there
letting Ramirez counter with a right hand.
Hart throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ramirez.

Hart closes the distance and clinches.
Ramirez scores with a shoulder strike.
Iker Ramirez has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Ramirez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ramirez blocks a body shot from Hart.
Hart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramirez gets through Hart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ramirez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ramirez fails to land.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the side of Hart's head.
Ramirez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart blocks a body shot from Ramirez.
Hart swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hart.
Ramirez keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart blocking some punches.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez lands with a light punch inside.
Hart stalling.
Hart blocks an uppercut.
Ramirez gets through Hart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hart tries to work over Ramirez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Hart controls the action.
Ramirez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramirez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
Hart lands with a left to the head.
Hart blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hart controls his hands.
Hart working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Ramirez.
Hart blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a right hand.
Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iker Ramirez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hart throws a nice looking combination but Ramirez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hart throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Hart misses with a wild body shot.
Hart throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Ramirez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramirez.
Hart throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ramirez counters with a nice leg kick.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Hart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramirez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramirez looks to land a body kick but Hart moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hart tries a head kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Ramirez blocks the low kick.
Ramirez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hart just manages to avoid it.
Ramirez feints and then cracks Hart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hart down.
Ramirez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez cracks Hart with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Hart misses
and Hart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hart misses with a straight left.
A leg kick checked by Hart.
Ramirez thuds his right hand into Hart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ramirez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hart. That did some damage!
Hart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ramirez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ramirez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ramirez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hart connects with a body shot.
Ramirez's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramirez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ramirez lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Jab, jab by Ramirez - just one landing.
Hart looks to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a leg kick.
Hart needs to keep his hands up - Ramirez had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a nice head kick!
Hart misses with a wild body shot.
Hart misses with an uppercut.
Ramirez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hart throws a leg kick
and Ramirez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hart looks to land a left hand but Ramirez moved out of range nicely.
Hart misses with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ramirez.
Ramirez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ramirez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hart.
Hart throws a body shot but no joy.
Hart takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ramirez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hart.
Hart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ramirez feints and then cracks Hart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hart down.
Ramirez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hart. That did some damage!
Hart is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramirez.
Hart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Hart misses the target.
Hart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramirez lands an overhand right.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Hart misses the target.
Ramirez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hart connects with the punch.
A big right from Hart misses.
Hart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Ramirez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ramirez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ramirez throws out a leg kick but Hart moves out of range and Ramirez only half commits.
Hart stuns Ramirez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hart swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramirez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hart tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ramirez lands a nice hook to Hart's body. Hart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramirez checks the leg kick.
Ramirez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ramirez thumps Hart with a low kick.
Hart throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands with a nice body kick.
Ramirez throws the kick towards the body but Hart avoids it.
Ramirez moves out of range as Hart strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iker Ramirez clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ramirez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ramirez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hart can pounce on him.
Hart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Ramirez misses the target.
Hart blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hart! But no joy.
Ramirez stalks Hart and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hart's face. Hart staggers backwards, shaken.
Ramirez moves out of range as Hart strikes.
Ramirez tried to counter with a leg kick but Hart avoided it.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ramirez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart looks to land a combination but Ramirez avoids it well.
Ramirez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hart.
Ramirez throwing a counter right hand but Hart manages to avoid it.
Hart takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ramirez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramirez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ramirez throws a combination. Hart tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hart gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ramirez connects with a nice looking jab.
Ramirez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hart looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Hart moves forwards but Ramirez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the body.
Ramirez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Hart.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hart throws a poor cross that misses
and Ramirez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramirez, right into the meat.
Ramirez digs a good hook to Hart's body.
Ramirez missing with a left hand there. Hart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramirez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ramirez's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramirez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hart throws a leg kick
and Ramirez counters with a left to the body.
Hart moves out of range of the body kick.
Ramirez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Hart has Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.
Hart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramirez lands a shot to the body.
Hart is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramirez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hart.
Ramirez tries to work over Hart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the side of Hart's head.
Ramirez lands a nice uppercut.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ramirez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Hart.
Hart blocks an uppercut.
Hart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Hart throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramirez.
A head punch on the inside from Hart fails to land.
Ramirez works on Hart's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramirez blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart prevents a body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
Hart misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
Hart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Ramirez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hart is looking to control Ramirez's arms but Ramirez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hart has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ramirez fails to land.
Ramirez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hart swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
Hart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hart has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iker Ramirez had his way with Kevin Hart in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hart gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hart scores with the left hand. Ramirez knows he should have avoided that one.
Hart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramirez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramirez misses with a hook. Hart ducked under it nicely.
Hart throws a low kick but Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez delivers a nice body kick.
Ramirez staying out of range there.
As Hart backs away, Ramirez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hart. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Hart misses its intended target.
Ramirez checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
A nice side step and Hart releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hart swings widly with a right hand
and Ramirez counters with a low kick, right behind Hart 's knee.
Ramirez scores with a nice head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ramirez.
Hart throws a head kick that misses.
Hart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramirez can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ramirez. That's going to slow Hart down.

Ramirez closes the distance and clinches.
Ramirez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ramirez.
A short uppercut from Hart.
Still in the clinch, Hart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the side of Hart's head.
Ramirez tries a body shot but Hart blocks it.
Ramirez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hart.
Hart is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hart.
Ramirez has a couple of punches blocked by Hart.
Kevin Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ramirez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Hart is rocked!
Ramirez swings wildly with an uppercut but Hart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hart is still on wobbly legs! Can Ramirez finish him?
Ramirez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramirez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Hart throws a head punch that misses.
Ramirez lands a shot to the body.
Ramirez lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramirez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hart lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ramirez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ramirez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hart.
Hart working aggressively here.
Ramirez creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hart's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hart drops to his knees and Ramirez pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iker Ramirez!
Iker Ramirez retains his featherweight title!
After the fight, Iker Ramirez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.