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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrajesh Ponnaganti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox lands an overhand right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ponnaganti wants it to stay on the feet.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maddox checks a low kick from Ponnaganti.
Maddox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ponnaganti doesn't seem bothered though.
Maddox shoots for a takedown but Ponnaganti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ponnaganti scores with a push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ponnaganti.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown but Ponnaganti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Maddox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ponnaganti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Maddox has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maddox and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ponnaganti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch up but Maddox circles away and keeps his distance.
Ponnaganti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maddox fails to land the takedown.
Ponnaganti is looking to clinch but Maddox is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maddox.
Maddox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ponnaganti.
Maddox staying out of range there.
Maddox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ponnaganti wants to slow Maddox down by chopping away at his legs.
Ponnaganti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maddox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ponnaganti swivels and escapes.
Maddox moves out of range of the leg kick from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti motions for Maddox to come forward. Ponnaganti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ponnaganti is looking to score with low kicks.
Ponnaganti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maddox throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maddox. Ponnaganti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ponnaganti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti moves in looking to clinch but Maddox pushes him off.
Ponnaganti moves in looking to clinch but Maddox pushes him off.
Maddox shoots in for a double leg but Ponnaganti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ponnaganti lands a lovely overhand right.
Ponnaganti throws a head kick that misses.
Maddox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maddox blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick by Maddox misses
and Ponnaganti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ponnaganti doesn't manage to clinch there - Maddox circles away.
Maddox avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maddox misses with a two punch combination.
Maddox throws a series of strikes that have Ponnaganti backpedaling.
Maddox shoots in for a double leg but Ponnaganti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ponnaganti is looking to clinch.
Maddox swats away the attempt to clinch by Ponnaganti.
Maddox moves forwards but Ponnaganti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ponnaganti misses with a low kick.
Ponnaganti throws a low kick, looking for Maddox's leg but Maddox calmly moves out of range.
Ponnaganti drives through and clinches with Maddox against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox avoids a wild elbow strike from Ponnaganti.
Maddox has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ponnaganti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ponnaganti misses with an elbow over the top.
Ponnaganti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Maddox blocks an elbow strike from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti throws an elbow that misses.
Maddox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maddox takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the head.
Maddox takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ponnaganti looking to throw knees to the head but Maddox is blocking nicely.
Ponnaganti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maddox has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ponnaganti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ponnaganti is pressed up against the cage. Maddox has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ponnaganti down to the mat. Ponnaganti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ponnaganti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti moves in looking to clinch but Maddox pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti 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.
Ponnaganti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ponnaganti wants to land a leg kick but Maddox is out of range.
Maddox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maddox tries for a takedown but Ponnaganti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ponnaganti doesn't manage to clinch there - Maddox circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Maddox blocks the leg kick.
Ponnaganti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ponnaganti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ponnaganti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maddox lands a slapping body shot.
Maddox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maddox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maddox misses with a takedown attempt
and Ponnaganti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maddox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ponnaganti forces Maddox back against the cage and clinches.
Maddox avoids the elbow strike from Ponnaganti, against the cage.
Ponnaganti throws an elbow that misses.
Ponnaganti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maddox's defenses.
Maddox wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Maddox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ponnaganti stalling in the clinch.
Ponnaganti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ponnaganti scores with a knee to the head.
Maddox blocks the elbow strike.
Maddox wants a takedown.
Ponnaganti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ponnaganti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ponnaganti misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ponnaganti throws an elbow but misses.
Maddox dodges an elbow strike from Ponnaganti.
Maddox is trying to drag Ponnaganti to the mat but Ponnaganti just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maddox takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ponnaganti misses with an elbow over the top.
Ponnaganti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ponnaganti throws an elbow that misses.
Ponnaganti is trying to stall.
Maddox is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ponnaganti can't fight it off and eventually Maddox manages to take the fight to the floor. Ponnaganti looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maddox passes Ponnaganti's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ponnaganti moves into full guard.
Maddox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ponnaganti is trying to improve his position.
Ponnaganti is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Maddox's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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. Maddox connects with a nice short shot to Ponnaganti's temple.
Maddox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maddox is trying to control the action in half guard but Ponnaganti is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maddox.
Ponnaganti is in trouble now - Maddox has advanced to mount!
Maddox sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Maddox tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maddox looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Maddox dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ponnaganti stuffs the takedown.
Maddox swats away the attempt to clinch by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maddox misses with a looping right.
A jab from Maddox misses.
Maddox is looking to wear down Ponnaganti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maddox takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ponnaganti as he jumps to the side.
Maddox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maddox fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Maddox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Maddox or perhaps it was just good defense by Ponnaganti which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ponnaganti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ponnaganti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maddox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ponnaganti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maddox is able to avoid easily.
Maddox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ponnaganti delivers a nice body kick.
Ponnaganti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body kick from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maddox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maddox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ponnaganti makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Maddox really felt that one!
That's two 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.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch but Maddox moves out of range.
Ponnaganti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maddox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maddox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maddox looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ponnaganti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maddox checks a low kick from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch up but Maddox circles away and keeps his distance.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ponnaganti gets caught flat footed, as Maddox shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maddox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maddox trying to control but Ponnaganti is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti trying to keep a closed guard but Maddox is proving a slippery customer.
Maddox wants to control from the top but Ponnaganti keeps moving.
Maddox thows a big elbow that misses.
Maddox stopping the sweep attempt from Ponnaganti.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maddox sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ponnaganti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ponnaganti keeping moving, preventing Maddox from controlling successfully.
Maddox 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.
We're going to have a standup here because Brian Maddox wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Maddox scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maddox throws a right and a left that Ponnaganti avoids nicely.
Ponnaganti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maddox is able to avoid easily.
Maddox fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Maddox.
I think Maddox 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 Suge Night scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Vrajesh Ponnaganti wins by unanimous decision!
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