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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.
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134 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paolo Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aaron Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks tries to clinch up but Ramirez circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramirez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brooks counters with a left and a right that stings Ramirez.
Ramirez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brooks counters with a three punch combo that has Ramirez backing up. Ramirez nods at Brooks to acknowledge the strikes.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch but Brooks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brooks throws a counter combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramirez as he connects with a hook.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the body
and Brooks counters with a left and a right that hurts Ramirez! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Brooks jumps into full mount!
Ramirez is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks controlling the position easily from mount.
Oh Ramirez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks throws a strike there. Ramirez manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Brooks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brooks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brooks prevents Ramirez from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ramirez's head.
Ramirez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brooks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ramirez seems to have got his legs back now.
Brooks postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ramirez to stand up.
Brooks clinches.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling him.
Brooks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Ramirez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ramirez looks to land a body kick but Brooks moved away.
Paolo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ramirez tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
Brooks wants to counter with a clinch but Ramirez pushes him away.
Brooks avoids the body shot from Ramirez.
Brooks gets a clinch.
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
Brooks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramirez.
Brooks clinches up against the cage.
Brooks lands an elbow just above Ramirez 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brooks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramirez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brooks lands a left hand.
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brooks letting Ramirez take a breather here.
Ramirez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paolo Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks lands a nice knee to the body.
Ramirez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brooks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ramirez just stands there and leans against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramirez wants to break free but Brooks has control.
Ramirez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brooks scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Brooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brooks.
We've been informed that Brooks has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ramirez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramirez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Brooks.
Brooks struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramirez controls his hands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to throw a body punch but Ramirez avoids it by throwing Brooks back against the cage.
Ramirez tries to circle away but Brooks has him pinned against the cage.
Brooks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brooks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramirez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez darts in and clinches Brooks up against the cage.
Brooks jumps guard but Ramirez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ramirez tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
Ramirez wants to get back to striking at distance but Brooks won't allow it.
Brooks just leaning against Ramirez, taking a breather.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brooks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brooks.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Brooks throws knees to the body.
Brooks works on Ramirez's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramirez throws a nice looking combination but Brooks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brooks dodges the punch combination from Ramirez.
Brooks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramirez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks shoots in and drives through. Ramirez sprawls well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brooks bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ramirez is looking to reverse the position.
Brooks advances to mount.
Brooks trying to control but Ramirez is having none of it.
Brooks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brooks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brooks wants to control the pace but Ramirez is squirming around nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brooks wants to control but instead Ramirez manages to regain half guard.
Brooks looks to land a strike but Ramirez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ramirez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brooks gets to his feet - Ramirez follows without any prompting.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramirez circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Brooks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brooks moves into range and clinches up with Ramirez.
Aaron Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ramirez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brooks's elbow.
Ramirez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez.
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks forces Ramirez back against the cage and clinches.
Ramirez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramirez is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez looking to slow down the pace here.
Brooks lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aaron Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramirez's waist but Ramirez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brooks off to one side.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez throws a nice looking combination but Brooks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brooks is looking for the big counter here.
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramirez misses with a double jab
and Brooks counters with a three punch combo that has Ramirez backing up. Ramirez nods at Brooks to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brooks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brooks darts in and clinches Ramirez up against the cage.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ramirez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramirez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands a good knee to the midsection. Ramirez won't want to take too many of those.
Brooks is stalling here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brooks avoiding damage.
Brooks crunches a lovely knee into Ramirez's ribcage.
Ramirez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ramirez can't break the clinch.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch but Brooks keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but Ramirez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brooks obliges.
Ramirez is trying to push Brooks away but Brooks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramirez tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramirez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Brooks.
Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brooks drops Ramirez with a left and a right! Oh, Ramirez is hurt - Brooks dives into side control looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks misses with the ground and pound.
Brooks advances nicely into full mount.
Brooks controlling from mount.
Ramirez is squirming around, avoiding Brooks's attempts to control the action.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brooks avoids the attempt from Ramirez to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks controlling the pace for now.
Brooks looking to control but Ramirez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ramirez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brooks on the ground.
Brooks controlling the pace for now.
That's six 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.
Aaron Brooks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramirez is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brooks can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ramirez is looking to escape.
Brooks content just to control the position here.
Brooks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brooks sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ramirez is working to get back to half guard.
Brooks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ramirez is squirming around, avoiding Brooks's attempts to control the action.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Brooks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brooks stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ramirez to get to his feet.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ramirez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
It looked like Ramirez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ramirez fails to land the takedown.
Ramirez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brooks.
Ramirez wants to land a leg kick but Brooks is out of range.
Brooks throws a counter combo.
Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Brooks won't allow it.
Brooks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramirez's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Brooks.
Brooks avoiding damage.
Ramirez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks gets control of Ramirez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brooks will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ramirez wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks is pulling down on Ramirez's head to control his posture.
Brooks manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramirez avoids it.
Nice body punch from Brooks - that landed with a thud.
Brooks pulls Ramirez into guard.
Ramirez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brooks pushes Ramirez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ramirez has a takedown stuffed.
Brooks wants to counter the offense by Ramirez and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paolo Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Brooks.
Ramirez feints a jab promting Brooks to slip. Ramirez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brooks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brooks gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks forces Ramirez back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brooks lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramirez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Brooks.
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks clinches with his opponent.
Ramirez breaks the clinch.
Brooks instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez shoots and misses
and Brooks counters with a two punch combo.
Brooks forces Ramirez back against the cage and clinches.
Brooks connects with a knee to the head.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brooks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ramirez missing with knees to the body.
Ramirez managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brooks.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brooks breaks the clinch.
Ramirez throws a head kick but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brooks rushes Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez working hard to break the clinch.
Brooks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brooks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Brooks throws knees to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Paolo Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brooks taking a breather.
Ramirez avoiding damage as Brooks throws knees to the body.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brooks is defending well for now.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ramirez's elbow.
Ramirez tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Brooks is controlling him.
Brooks works on Ramirez's body with a couple of short punches.
Brooks pulls guard effortlessly.
Brooks pulls Ramirez in close to prevent any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez looking to sit in guard and control but Brooks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paolo Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brooks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ramirez is looking for a triangle here but Brooks uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramirez tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brooks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight for Aaron Brooks!
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Aaron Brooks!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Aaron Brooks!
Aaron Brooks wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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