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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez has chosen Megadeth-Trust as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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189 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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202 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramirez counters with a thumping low kick.
Ramirez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ramirez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dos Santos's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dos Santos tries to improve position but can't.
Ramirez tries to advance to mount but Dos Santos denies him.
Ramirez moves into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ramirez content just to control the position here.
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Ramirez pushes him away.
Ramirez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dos Santos tries to hold on but Ramirez postures up.
Ramirez controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ramirez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ramirez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ramirez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dos Santos has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ramirez with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez unloading with bombs!
Ramirez controlling the position easily from mount.
Ramirez with a couple of short strikes.
Ramirez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ramirez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ramirez controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alex Ramirez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ramirez throws a good cross that connects.
Ramirez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dos Santos at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Ramirez dominated that round.
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.
Ramirez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ramirez lands in his opponent's guard.
Dos Santos wants to stand and escape but Ramirez is having none of it.
Ramirez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ramirez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dos Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dos Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ramirez.
Ramirez controlling the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ramirez controlling from mount.
Ramirez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ramirez controlling his opponent.
Dos Santos is looking to improve his position but Ramirez isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ramirez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alex Ramirez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ramirez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dos Santos takes one to the chin there.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Ramirez counters by clinching up.
Ramirez pulls guard successfully.
Ramirez has his foot on Dos Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dos Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
Ramirez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dos Santos!
Ramirez with good strikes from the mount here!
Ramirez controlling the pace for now.
Ramirez raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to control but Ramirez is having none of it.
Ramirez controlling the position easily from mount.
Ramirez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez is landing with some decent strikes but Dos Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ramirez controlling the position easily from mount.
Dos Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramirez on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez has control of Dos Santos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dos Santos regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ramirez content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Ramirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ramirez gets the takedown into side control.
Ramirez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramirez just content to control the position.
Dos Santos struggling a bit here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Check out the look on Ramirez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Alex Ramirez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to escape the position but Ramirez is controlling the position.
Let's hope that Ramirez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Ramirez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ramirez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ramirez controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to get back to full guard here but Ramirez has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ramirez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramirez taking a breather here.
Ramirez advances to full mount.
Ramirez lands with some strikes.
Ramirez working for a guillotine from mount but Dos Santos is in no mood to give up.
Ramirez controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ramirez with a couple of short strikes.
Ramirez controlling from the full mount.
Ramirez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Alex Ramirez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramirez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ramirez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ramirez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ramirez controlling from the full mount.
Ramirez landing punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez controlling the position easily from mount.
Rafael Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Ramirez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ramirez 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 24:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 24:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Ramirez!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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