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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iker Ramirez (ranked 95 p4p, 14 weight class) and Cobweb Cooter (ranked 287 p4p, 33 weight class). Ramirez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Master of Fire. Cooter has chosen Porch Honky as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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157 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Iker Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobweb Cooter!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ramirez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooter's sensitive parts.
Cooter checks a leg kick.
Ramirez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cooter under the eye.
Cooter throws a looping overhand right but Ramirez ducks down to avoid it.
Cooter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramirez is looking to counter punch.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooter moves away.
Ramirez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Punch Out Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ramirez takes one to the side of the head.
Ramirez misses with a straight left.
Ramirez thuds his shin into the meat of Cooter's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez clobbers Cooter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ramirez lands a nice looking body kick.
Ramirez blocks a jab.
Ramirez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cooter has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cooter tests Ramirez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooter ducks right into an uppercut from Ramirez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
Ramirez misses with an uppercut. Cooter saw that one coming.
Cooter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramirez cracks Cooter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cooter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Ramirez. That snapped Cooter's head back.
Cooter throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooter tries to land a front kick but Ramirez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooter throws the left hand but Ramirez avoids the punch easily.
Cooter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cooter scores with a hook to the body. Ramirez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cobweb Cooter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez misses with a left hand
and Cooter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooter throws the left hand but Ramirez avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Ramirez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cooter.
Ramirez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ramirez misses the body punch
and Cooter counters with a straight right hand.
Ramirez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooter throws a hook to the side of Ramirez's head but Ramirez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirez looks for the body kick but Cooter saw that one coming.
Ramirez connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramirez connects with a body shot that sends Cooter's belly button to the back.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooter was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Cooter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooter raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ramirez throws a hook but Cooter blocks it.
Cooter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ramirez.
Ramirez misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez misses the jab.
Ramirez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Cooter.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ramirez!
Ramirez punishes Cooter's body with a nice straight punch.
Cooter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cooter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooter.
Ramirez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cooter looking to score a takedown here. Ramirez is defending well but Cooter drives through and ends up in Ramirez's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez pulls Cooter in close to his closed guard and prevents Cooter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cooter is looking to work some ground and pound but Ramirez has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
Cooter throws a big elbow that misses.
Cooter drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ramirez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cooter has Ramirez in his guard.
Ramirez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramirez looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iker Ramirez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice body punch from Cooter.
Ramirez checks a low kick from Cooter.
Cooter moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramirez scores with a spinning back kick!
Cooter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ramirez throws a half hearted mid kick.
And Cooter responds with a good body kick, but Ramirez manages to step out the way in time.
Cooter misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramirez throws a hook to the side of Cooter's head but Cooter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramirez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooter can do to turn this around?
Cooter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooter looks to land a body kick but Ramirez moved away.
Cooter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Cooter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooter.
Cooter throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Ramirez works the jab nicely.
Ramirez lands a nice looking body kick.
Cooter throws a shot from downtown. Ramirez moves away and avoids it.
Iker Ramirez is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ramirez scores with a sloppy right hand. Cooter should have avoided that one.
Cooter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ramirez throws a low kick but Cooter moves out of range easily.
Ramirez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramirez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooter with the counter takedown but Ramirez avoids it easily.
Ramirez defending well as Cooter loads up on a big left hand.
Cooter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ramirez dodges the punch combination from Cooter.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cooter swings widly with a right hand
and Ramirez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Cooter uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooter cracks Ramirez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Ramirez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooter missing with a left hand there. Ramirez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooter blocks a leg kick.
Cooter moves away from the strike by Ramirez.
Ramirez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cooter under the eye.
Cooter misses with a body kick.
Cooter tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cooter connects with a couple of short punches.
Cooter looking to sit in guard and control but Ramirez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cooter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramirez is one step ahead there.
Ramirez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez 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.
Cooter is looking to sweep but instead, Ramirez has passed into half guard.
Cooter wants to control but Ramirez is keeping busy.
Cooter wants to improve his position but Ramirez is controlling well.
Ramirez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cooter missing with punches from the bottom.
Cooter tries to get to full guard but Ramirez has control of the leg.
Cooter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cooter trying to hold on to Ramirez's head to control him but Ramirez postures up.
Cooter actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ramirez in particular looking to stall.
Cooter wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iker Ramirez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ramirez delivers a nice body kick.
Cooter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Cooter shoots for a takedown but Ramirez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cooter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramirez can pounce on him.
Ramirez lands a nice looking body shot.
Cooter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ramirez finds it's way round the side to connect with Cooter's head.
Cooter throws a series of punches but Ramirez moves out of range.
Cooter ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Cooter misses with a takedown
and Ramirez counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cooter finds it's way round the side to connect with Ramirez's head.
Cooter lands a high kick!
Cooter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ramirez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iker Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cobweb Cooter.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ramirez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter shoots and misses
letting Ramirez counter with a right hand.
Cooter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ramirez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cooter's calf.
Ramirez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ramirez is looking to land body kicks.
Cooter feints the counter takedown.
Ramirez lands a lovely overhand right.
A leg kick checked by Cooter.
Ramirez throws a lazy right hand but Cooter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooter throws a poor cross that misses
and Ramirez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ramirez throws the left hand but Cooter avoids the punch easily.
Cooter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ramirez defends it well.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooter misses with a straight right.
Ramirez tries to land a body kick
and Cooter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Cooter misses.
Ramirez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ramirez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Cooter.
Cooter misses with a double jab.
Ramirez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cooter on the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Cooter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cooter throws a counter combo.
Cooter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooter.
Cooter takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Cooter blocks the low kick.
And Cooter tries to counter it with a takedown but Ramirez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cooter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cooter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ramirez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ramirez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramirez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cooter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cooter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cobweb Cooter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramirez keeping moving, preventing Cooter from controlling successfully.
Ramirez pulls Cooter in close to prevent any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four 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.
Cooter with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ramirez thuds a left hand into Cooter's body.
Cooter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramirez moves away.
Ramirez staying out of range there.
Cooter looks for the body kick but Ramirez saw that one coming.
Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooter.
Ramirez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ramirez.
Cooter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cooter throws a push kick but Ramirez slaps the foot to one side.
Cooter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramirez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cooter on the side of the head.
Ramirez ducks right into an uppercut from Cooter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iker Ramirez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ramirez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iker Ramirez!
During a confident post fight interview, Iker Ramirez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Cobweb Cooter stepped up to the mic, saying 'Im feeling lower than a doodle bug right about now.'.
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