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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Selfie Lord (ranked 111 p4p, 13 weight class) and Tony Ramos (ranked 85 p4p, 9 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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157 lbs
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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 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Ramos !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord slips a jab and a cross from Ramos .
A quick step to the side and Lord tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lord looks to land a left hand but Ramos moved out of range nicely.
Ramos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ramos showed some decent athleticism there.
Lord manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ramos keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Ramos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lord tries to kick Ramos off in order to stand up. Ramos Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lull in the action here.
Lord manages to get back to half guard.
Ramos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ramos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos prevents Lord from improving his position.
Ramos trying to control the action but Lord is working from the bottom.
Ramos is trying to work for a kimura but Lord is defending well.
Ramos trying to control the action but Lord is working from the bottom.
Ramos is thwarting Lord's attempts to control the position.
Lord keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lord blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramos .
Ramos slips a nice elbow through Lord's hands, connecting with Lord's forehead.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ramos working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ramos is keen to just control but Lord is a slippery customer.
Lord is trying to stand up here but Ramos is controlling him well.
Ramos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lord has one foot on Ramos 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lord misses.
Lord throws a leg kick but Ramos moved away.
Ramos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lord enables Ramos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lord manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lord uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lord circles away quickly and effectively.
We've been told by Lord's head coaches at Jed's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ramos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramos working over Lord with some ground and pound. Lord looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ramos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lord knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ramos is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord is looking for a sweep. Ramos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lord is staying active underneath Ramos , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lord works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Lord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lord working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramos .
Ramos throwing strikes from guard but Lord blocks nicely.
Ramos won't allow Lord to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Selfie Lord will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lord misses with a hook.
Ramos slips under a jab.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lord.
Decent striking displayed by Ramos there.
Lord looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramos misses the target.
Ramos looks to land a left hand but Lord moved out of range nicely.
Lord shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Ramos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ramos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord misses with a looping right.
Donk. Lord catches Ramos right on the button with a cross.
Lord throws a looping overhand right but Ramos ducks down to avoid it.
Lord looks to land a left hand but Ramos moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Lord as Ramos shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos avoids the body shot from Lord.
Lord moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ramos misses with a straight left.
Lord was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice defenses there by Lord.
Lord throwing a counter right hand but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Ramos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lord looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lord uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos .
Ramos throws a looping overhand right but Lord ducks down to avoid it.
Ramos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ramos moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Ramos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lord misses with a double jab.
Ramos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lord looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lord walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord misses with a looping right.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
Lord swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ramos counters with a single leg into guard. Lord didn't expect that.
Ramos throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos won't allow Lord to get back to his feet.
Ramos is looking to work some ground and pound but Lord has wrist control.
Ramos throwing strikes from guard but Lord blocks nicely.
Ramos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramos landing with the ground and pound.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Lord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord seems keen to control Ramos 's posture.
Ramos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lord misses with an uppercut.
Selfie Lord is winning the standup battle so far.
Lord lands a head kick!
Ramos misses with a few strikes there.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Lord 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos checks a leg kick.
Ramos blocks a jab.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Lord moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
Lord throwing a counter right hand but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Lord pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lord pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Lord staying out of range there.
Ramos misses with the combination.
Ramos 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.
Lord uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos .
Ramos slips a jab from Lord.
Lord getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tony Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramos fails with the takedown
enabling Lord to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Ramos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lord walks into a straight right hand from Ramos .
Ramos throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramos avoids the body shot from Lord.
Ramos slips a jab from Lord.
Lord misses with a hook. Ramos ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Ramos misses.
Lord wants to slow Ramos down by chopping away at his legs.
Lord is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lord bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramos 's head.
Lord misses with a wild body shot.
Ramos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ramos scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramos 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ramos stands up over Lord, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ramos trying to control but Lord is working from the bottom.
Ramos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lord utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tony Ramos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lord is looking to stand up but Ramos isn't so interested in that idea.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Lord keeps moving.
Ramos won't allow Lord to get back to his feet.
That's two 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 throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lord keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ramos clobbers Lord with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ramos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lord.
Ramos throws a combination that misses
and Lord connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
Lord lands a body shot.
Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos .
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lord is looking to counter punch.
Ramos ducks right into an uppercut from Lord.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
Lord was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lord dodges the punch combination from Ramos .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Lord coming out on top.
Ramos tries to bum rush Lord with a series of wild strikes but Lord uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Selfie Lord is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ramos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lord sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos scores with a nice head shot.
Lord moves away from the strike by Ramos .
Lord is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ramos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lord blocks a jab.
Lord was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Ramos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lord scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lord misses with a left hand
and Ramos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramos throws a jab when Lord was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord ducks under a wild hook from Ramos .
Lord fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ramos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ramos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lord moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord throws a hook but Ramos avoids it easily.
A big left from Lord misses.
It seemed like Ramos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ramos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lord is trying to defend but Ramos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lord wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Ramos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Ramos !
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