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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksey Petrov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Demetrius Ramirez's chin.
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140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demetrius Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov has a takedown stuffed.
Petrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Petrov is trying to trip Ramirez. He has hold of a leg but Ramirez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Petrov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ramirez wants to stand and escape but Petrov is having none of it.
Ramirez looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramirez, not yet.
Petrov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ramirez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Petrov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ramirez working a defensive guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ramirez slaps away a takedown attempt from Petrov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Petrov rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ramirez regains guard immediately.
Petrov is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Petrov might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Petrov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Petrov is fighting to break Ramirez's control of his arms but Ramirez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Aleksey Petrov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Petrov shoots and misses
and Ramirez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Demetrius Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksey Petrov.
Petrov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ramirez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ramirez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ramirez wants to get back to his feet but Petrov drags him back down.
Ramirez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Petrov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Petrov is looking to take a break and control but Ramirez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramirez looking for a sweep but Petrov has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ramirez tries to lock up and control but Petrov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ramirez taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov lands with some strikes.
Ramirez is looking to improve his position but Petrov isn't that keen on the idea.
Petrov controlling the pace for now.
Petrov scoring with strikes but Ramirez is staying in there.
Petrov controlling the position easily from mount.
Petrov trying to control but Ramirez is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Petrov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ramirez is desperately trying to improve his position but Petrov has a good base and remains in mount.
Petrov looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Petrov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Petrov dominated that 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.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt.
Petrov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ramirez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Petrov.
Petrov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Demetrius Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksey Petrov.
Ramirez leaves Petrov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Petrov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage.
Petrov looking for a takedown.
Petrov is working for takedown but Ramirez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ramirez is trying to break free.
Petrov tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramirez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ramirez decides to pull guard.
Ramirez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Petrov's guard.
Ramirez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Petrov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ramirez has Petrov in his guard.
Ramirez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ramirez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrov is one step ahead there.
Ramirez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez has control of Petrov's left arm, preventing Petrov from doing any damage.
Aleksey Petrov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramirez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrov is one step ahead there.
Ramirez working for a triangle but Petrov defends it easily.
Ramirez wants to stand and escape but Petrov is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez keeping full guard, as Petrov tries to pass.
Petrov postures up and lands a big shot to Ramirez's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Petrov tries to pass to full mount but Ramirez defends it.
Petrov is thwarting Ramirez's attempts to control the position.
Petrov is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aleksey Petrov.
Horrible takedown by Petrov or perhaps it was just good defense by Ramirez which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ramirez avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Petrov clinches with his opponent.
Petrov has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ramirez regains guard immediately.
Ramirez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Petrov is controlling him.
Ramirez controlling the position.
Petrov stops Ramirez from standing up.
Petrov controlling from the top position.
Ramirez wants to sweep but no luck.
Petrov is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Demetrius Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to keep at a distance but Petrov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ramirez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Petrov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ramirez to the mat. Ramirez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ramirez looking to control.
Ramirez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Petrov controls the pace.
Ramirez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Petrov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramirez swivels and escapes.
Petrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petrov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ramirez to the ground. Petrov is now in Ramirez's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Petrov.
Petrov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Petrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramirez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramirez pulls Petrov in to control the position.
Ramirez working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Demetrius Ramirez.
Petrov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov gets caught napping as Ramirez dives in and scores a takedown. Petrov manages to retain guard.
Ramirez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Petrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Petrov, not yet.
Ramirez working some strikes from top position.
Ramirez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ramirez lands a couple of elbows.
Ramirez tries to stand but Petrov is controlling from the bottom.
Petrov is controlling Ramirez's posture.
Petrov wants to stand and escape but Ramirez is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aleksey Petrov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a takedown but Petrov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramirez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Petrov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Demetrius Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksey Petrov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrov is trying to get back to half guard.
Demetrius Ramirez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes there by Ramirez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksey Petrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Petrov 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksey Petrov!
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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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RATING
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