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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrajesh Ponnaganti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitch comes to the cage accompanied by Motörhead - "Orgasmatron". Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Christopher Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponnaganti clinches up against the cage.
Ponnaganti prevents Fitch from breaking the clinch.
Ponnaganti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fitch's defenses.
Ponnaganti throws an elbow but it misses.
Ponnaganti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fitch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ponnaganti's elbow.
Ponnaganti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ponnaganti misses with an elbow over the top.
Ponnaganti holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fitch blocks the elbow strike.
Fitch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ponnaganti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fitch.
Ponnaganti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitch is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fitch avoiding damage as Ponnaganti throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ponnaganti looks gassed!
Fitch jumps guard but Ponnaganti stands there with Fitch around his waist. Fitch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fitch blocks an elbow strike.
Fitch lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fitch has Ponnaganti pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fitch pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ponnaganti tumbling to the mat - Fitch dives into Ponnaganti's guard.
Fitch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ponnaganti is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fitch throws a big right hand that misses.
Fitch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fitch passes into half guard.
Fitch is controlling the pace.
Ponnaganti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fitch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ponnaganti defending well though.
Fitch drops an elbow to the side of Ponnaganti's head.
Fitch is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fitch looking to finish with strikes here!
Fitch wants to control the pace but Ponnaganti is squirming around nicely.
Ponnaganti is looking to improve his position but Fitch isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fitch controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Fitch.
Fitch throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fitch wants to control the pace but Ponnaganti is squirming around nicely.
Ponnaganti is desperately trying to improve his position but Fitch has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fitch raining down shots from the mount!
Ponnaganti avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fitch.
Ponnaganti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fitch scoring with strikes but Ponnaganti is staying in there.
Ponnaganti can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Fitch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitch takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fitch looking to control but Ponnaganti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Fitch 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Fitch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ponnaganti misses with a low kick.
Fitch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ponnaganti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ponnaganti lands with a nice body kick.
Fitch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ponnaganti is trying to defend but Fitch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fitch prevents Ponnaganti from standing back up.
Ponnaganti trying to control from the bottom.
Fitch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fitch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fitch is trying to control. Ponnaganti wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fitch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fitch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fitch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ponnaganti's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ponnaganti wants to clinch.
Ponnaganti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fitch.
Nice takedown defense from Ponnaganti. No joy for Fitch on that attempt.
Fitch misses with a straight left.
Fitch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ponnaganti can pounce on him.
Ponnaganti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ponnaganti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ponnaganti defending well as Fitch loads up on a big left hand.
Ponnaganti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fitch, as that shot connected.
Fitch shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fitch is controlling the pace.
Ponnaganti wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Christopher Fitch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fitch prevents Ponnaganti from standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fitch connects with a nice short shot to Ponnaganti's temple.
Fitch wants to take a breather but Ponnaganti is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Fitch.
Fitch thows a huge punch but Ponnaganti dodges it nicely.
Ponnaganti wants to improve his position but Fitch is controlling well.
Fitch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch is thwarting Ponnaganti's attempts to control the position.
Ponnaganti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fitch.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ponnaganti manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ponnaganti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fitch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fitch trying to control but Ponnaganti is working from the bottom.
Fitch passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Fitch dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fitch shoots in for a takedown but Ponnaganti shows good takedown defense.
Ponnaganti throws a chopping leg kick but Fitch manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Christopher Fitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ponnaganti motions for Fitch to come forward. Ponnaganti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fitch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fitch looks for a takedown but Ponnaganti sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Fitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitch throws a series of punches but Ponnaganti moves out of range.
Fitch looks to land a right hand but Ponnaganti moved out of range.
Fitch looks to land a combination. Ponnaganti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ponnaganti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ponnaganti lands a damaging elbow.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow just above Fitch 's eye.
Ponnaganti wants to stall.
Fitch pulls guard successfully.
Ponnaganti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fitch wants to sweep here but Ponnaganti controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fitch is working an open guard so Ponnaganti takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fitch sizes up Ponnaganti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ponnaganti throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ponnaganti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick which misses Fitch's front leg but catches the back leg as Fitch tries to avoid it.
Ponnaganti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy left from Fitch finds it's target.
Ponnaganti doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitch circles away.
Ponnaganti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fitch.
Ponnaganti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ponnaganti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fitch misses with a double jab.
Fitch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ponnaganti.
Fitch sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fitch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ponnaganti moves away.
Ponnaganti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fitch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ponnaganti can pounce on him.
Ponnaganti slips under a jab from Fitch.
Ponnaganti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ponnaganti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Ponnaganti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fitch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fitch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ponnaganti can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitch has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands a front kick.
Ponnaganti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti tries to close the distance and clinch but Fitch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch there but Fitch circles away.
Ponnaganti feints and then cracks Fitch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitch down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ponnaganti.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ponnaganti. That's going to slow Fitch down.
Ponnaganti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fitch's sensitive parts.
Ponnaganti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fitch. That did some damage!
Fitch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Fitch misses.
Ponnaganti tries a head kick but it misses.
Fitch tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ponnaganti is looking to slow Fitch down with leg kicks.
Ponnaganti lands with a nice body kick.
Ponnaganti feints and then cracks Fitch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fitch down.
Ponnaganti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fitch keeps the fight on the outside.
Fitch fails with a takedown attempt.
Ponnaganti rushes Fitch and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside.
Fitch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fitch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fitch looking for a takedown.
Ponnaganti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fitch's defenses.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Fitch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ponnaganti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fitch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Fitch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Ponnaganti as Fitch shoots in.
Fitch will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good leg kick by Ponnaganti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ponnaganti stuns Fitch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ponnaganti misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ponnaganti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fitch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ponnaganti is looking to chop away at Fitch's legs.
Ponnaganti fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vrajesh Ponnaganti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fitch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Vrajesh Ponnaganti wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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