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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Zlotov (ranked 4282 p4p, 25059 weight class) and Pablo Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Zlotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pablo Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some wild striking there from Ramos.
Zlotov throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.
Zlotov moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.
Zlotov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramos blocks the body kick.
Zlotov thuds his right hand into Ramos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ramos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zlotov circles away quickly and effectively.
Zlotov misses with a wild combination.
Ramos throws a front kick aimed at Zlotov's knee but Zlotov avoids it well.
Zlotov tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zlotov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zlotov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramos shoots in and drives through. Zlotov sprawls well.
Zlotov cracks Ramos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zlotov tries to clinch but Ramos moves out of range.
Zlotov wants to clinch.
Ramos unleashes a big counter combination but Zlotov bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos tries to clinch there but Zlotov circles away.
Ramos checks a low kick from Zlotov.
Zlotov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramos tries to bum rush Zlotov with a series of wild strikes but Zlotov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zlotov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a series of wild punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ramos.
A head kick misses from Zlotov.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Ramos shoots in and gets a takedown into Zlotov's guard.
Ramos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zlotov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ramos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zlotov, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zlotov. Ramos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zlotov stalls.
Zlotov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zlotov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zlotov tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramos avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos managing to block the knees to the body from Zlotov.
A short body shot lands from Ramos as the two fighters clinch.
Knees to the body from Zlotov.
Zlotov looking to throw knees to the head but Ramos is blocking nicely.
Ramos dodges an elbow strike from Zlotov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zlotov misses with a knee to the head.
Ramos avoiding damage as Zlotov throws knees to the body.
Ramos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zlotov.
Zlotov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zlotov managing to block the knees to the body from Ramos.
Zlotov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zlotov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramos blocks it with crossed arms.
Zlotov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zlotov stalling in the clinch.
Zlotov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramos is defending well for now.
Zlotov has Ramos pressed against the cage, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zlotov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ramos up against the cage.
Zlotov tries to throw a body punch but Ramos avoids it by throwing Zlotov back against the cage.
Zlotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zlotov tries to throw a body punch but Ramos avoids it by throwing Zlotov back against the cage.
Zlotov prevents Ramos from breaking the clinch.
Zlotov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ramos or not.
Zlotov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramos.
Zlotov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramos.
Ramos blocks the elbow strike.
Zlotov trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Zlotov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ramos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zlotov throws a hook but Ramos avoids it easily.
Ramos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zlotov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ramos.
Ramos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zlotov clinches up against the cage.
Zlotov managing to block the knees to the body from Ramos.
Zlotov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zlotov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramos's brow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramos managing to block the knees to the body from Zlotov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos managing to block the knees to the body from Zlotov.
Zlotov pushes Ramos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zlotov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zlotov tries to land a knee to the head but Ramos blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zlotov throws an elbow but it misses.
Ramos tries to land knees in the clinch but Zlotov avoids the damage to the body.
Zlotov tries to land a knee to the head but Ramos blocks with his arms.
Zlotov looking to throw knees to the head but Ramos is blocking nicely.
Ramos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zlotov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramos.
Zlotov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramos is defending well for now.
Ramos blocks a body shot from Zlotov.
Ramos blocks the elbow strike.
Ramos managing to block the knees to the body from Zlotov.
Zlotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramos tries to work over Zlotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zlotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zlotov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zlotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zlotov wants to clinch but Ramos slips to the side
and Ramos counters with a series of strikes. Zlotov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ramos darts in looking for a takedown but Zlotov gets double underhooks and turns Ramos into the cage.
Zlotov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ramos.
Vladimir Zlotov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zlotov throws an overhand right that lands on Ramos's shoulder, as Ramos tries to avoid the shot.
Zlotov slips a jab and a cross from Ramos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zlotov misses with a combination
and Ramos counters with a left and a right that stings Zlotov.
Ramos scores with a hook.
Zlotov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos misses with a few strikes there.
Ramos throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zlotov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramos, pushing him back against the cage.
Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vladimir Zlotov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zlotov ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
Zlotov tries to clinch but Ramos moves out of range.
Pablo Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramos tries to keep at a distance but Zlotov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zlotov misses with a knee strike.
Ramos blocks an elbow strike from Zlotov.
Zlotov manages to break the clinch.
Zlotov takes the fight into the clinch.
Ramos is looking to break free of the clinch but Zlotov has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zlotov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ramos is keeping busy.
Zlotov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
Zlotov trying to land knees to the body.
Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zlotov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zlotov tries a head kick but it misses.
Zlotov tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramos takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Zlotov.
Ramos trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pablo Ramos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ramos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zlotov wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
Zlotov cracks Ramos with an open hand slap.
Some wild striking there from Ramos.
Ramos swinging wildly here.
Zlotov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Zlotov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zlotov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Zlotov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ramos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zlotov.
Ramos slips a straight right by Zlotov.
A nice combination there by Ramos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zlotov lands with a kick to the temple. Ramos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zlotov slips a jab and a cross from Ramos.
Zlotov throws a head kick that misses
and Ramos counters with a three punch combo that has Zlotov backing up. Zlotov nods at Ramos to acknowledge the strikes.
Zlotov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zlotov throws a lazy right hand but Ramos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramos misses with a low kick.
Ramos misses with the combination.
Ramos throws a nice looking combination but Zlotov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zlotov is looking to get back to is feet but Ramos passes into side control.
Ramos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zlotov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ramos trying to control the action but Zlotov is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Ramos stalls from top position.
Zlotov tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Zlotov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramos on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Ramos controlling well, preventing Zlotov from escaping the position.
Ramos missing with strikes from the back.
Ramos has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Zlotov's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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