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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mahavir Ramanujam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramanujam kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shiva in Exile - Ha'nadi. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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166 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mahavir Ramanujam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teddy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramanujam misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramanujam, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Ramanujam in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Mahavir Ramanujam has been cut.
Jackson prevents Ramanujam from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ramanujam fails to land.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Ramanujam has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ramanujam dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramanujam blocks the elbow strike.
Ramanujam avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Ramanujam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ramanujam is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jackson is defending well.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Ramanujam blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramanujam's brow.
Ramanujam effectively controlling the action here.
Ramanujam managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramanujam avoids the damage to the body.
Ramanujam blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramanujam's brow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ramanujam avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramanujam blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Ramanujam lands with a left to the head.
Ramanujam avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Ramanujam blocks the elbow strike.
Ramanujam dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Ramanujam takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ramanujam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramanujam.
Ramanujam blocks the elbow strike.
Ramanujam dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Ramanujam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramanujam is defending well for now.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Ramanujam avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramanujam leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Ramanujam avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Ramanujam changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jackson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramanujam looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ramanujam doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ramanujam manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mahavir Ramanujam's cut.
That's time! Ramanujam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ramanujam tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Ramanujam tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ramanujam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Ramanujam throws a poor cross that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramanujam throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ramanujam shoots for a takedown but Jackson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramanujam misses with a hook
and Jackson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson is looking to chop away at Ramanujam's legs.
Jackson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramanujam is out of range.
Ramanujam shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Ramanujam keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mahavir Ramanujam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramanujam lands a jab.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Ramanujam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson is looking to slow Ramanujam down with leg kicks.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ramanujam swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson closes the distance and pushes Ramanujam back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ramanujam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramanujam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Ramanujam in his tracks for a moment.
Ramanujam wants to stall.
Ramanujam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ramanujam tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Ramanujam changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jackson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahavir Ramanujam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramanujam lands a head shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Ramanujam on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson checks a low kick from Ramanujam.
Crunch! Jackson slams his shin into Ramanujam's torso.
No luck for Ramanujam with that takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Ramanujam.
Ramanujam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Ramanujam keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Ramanujam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Ramanujam.
Ramanujam scores with a nice body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson 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 Ramanujam has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramanujam and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramanujam misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson swings for the body but Ramanujam moves out of range.
Ramanujam misses with an uppercut
and Jackson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ramanujam throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ramanujam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Ramanujam.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Ramanujam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Teddy Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mahavir Ramanujam's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson throws a head kick but Ramanujam moves out of range.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson tries to sprawl but Ramanujam drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jackson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Ramanujam from controlling successfully.
Ramanujam postures up.
Ramanujam controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ramanujam trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ramanujam looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ramanujam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Jackson prevents Ramanujam from improving his position.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Ramanujam is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ramanujam is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Ramanujam trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ramanujam controls his leg.
Jackson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ramanujam does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ramanujam is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Ramanujam lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Teddy Jackson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mahavir Ramanujam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ramanujam working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to hold on but Ramanujam pushes him away.
Ramanujam looking to secure an arm triangle but Jackson defends it well.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Ramanujam has a good base and remains in mount.
Ramanujam jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jackson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jackson and Ramanujam has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Ramanujam's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mahavir Ramanujam showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teddy Jackson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Teddy Jackson thanked Ganja's Warehouse (95% Laundering) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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