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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rama Arjuna (ranked 426 p4p, 67 weight class) and Hen Nessy (ranked 1061 p4p, 141 weight class). Arjuna comes to the cage accompanied by Om. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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207 lbs
32 - 16 - 0 |
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180 cm
27
205 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hen Nessy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arjuna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arjuna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nessy.
Arjuna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nessy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nessy throws a head punch that misses.
Arjuna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arjuna tries to work over Nessy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arjuna pushes Nessy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arjuna.
Arjuna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arjuna misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arjuna.
Nessy lands with a right to the head.
Nessy is leaning against Arjuna and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arjuna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arjuna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nessy's elbow.
Arjuna lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nessy or not.
Arjuna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nessy backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nessy blocking some punches.
Nessy lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nessy misses with a body punch.
Arjuna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arjuna has a couple of punches blocked by Nessy.
Arjuna swings wildly with an uppercut but Nessy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Nessy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nessy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arjuna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nessy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arjuna can't find room to land a body shot as Nessy controls the action.
Nessy misses with a punch to the body.
Arjuna prevents a body shot from Nessy.
Nessy blocks a body shot from Arjuna.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nessy.
Nessy slows down the pace here.
A short right from Arjuna.
Arjuna has a couple of punches blocked by Nessy.
Arjuna can't find room to land a body shot as Nessy controls the action.
Nessy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Arjuna pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nessy is working for takedown but Arjuna is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rama Arjuna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hen Nessy.
Arjuna has a couple of punches blocked by Nessy.
Nessy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arjuna gets through Nessy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arjuna lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arjuna is pressed up against the cage. Nessy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arjuna down to the mat. Arjuna avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Arjuna slips a jab and a cross from Nessy.
Nessy looks to land a combination but Arjuna avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Arjuna there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arjuna, right into the meat.
Arjuna cracks the inside of Nessy's front leg.
Arjuna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Arjuna throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters circling a little - Arjuna finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nessy looks winded!
Nessy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arjuna.
Nessy misses with a body shot
and Arjuna makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna cracks Nessy with an open hand slap.
Arjuna closes the distance and clinches.
Arjuna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arjuna tries to throw a body punch but Nessy avoids it by throwing Arjuna back against the cage.
Arjuna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arjuna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arjuna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arjuna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rama Arjuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arjuna thuds his right hand into Nessy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've been told by Arjuna's head coaches at Temple of Illumination that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Arjuna clobbers Nessy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arjuna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nessy throws a body shot but no joy.
Nessy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice straight punches there by Arjuna. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arjuna.
Arjuna lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nessy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nessy takes one to the chin there.
Nessy is rocked!
Arjuna throws a wild body kick that Nessy sees coming a mile off.
And Nessy tries to counter it with a takedown but Arjuna pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Arjuna moves into the clinch.
Arjuna misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Arjuna scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arjuna misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arjuna.
Nessy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arjuna.
Arjuna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arjuna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Nessy scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Arjuna.
Arjuna blocks the elbow strike.
Arjuna works on Nessy's body with a couple of short punches.
Arjuna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arjuna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rama Arjuna dominated that round.
That's time! Arjuna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Arjuna instigates a clinch.
Arjuna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arjuna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arjuna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arjuna lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rama Arjuna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arjuna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nessy.
Arjuna throws a shot to the body.
Nessy looks to score with a jab to the body but Arjuna is just out of range.
Nessy throws a jab but it's blocked by Arjuna.
Arjuna went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nessy misses with a straight left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hen Nessy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arjuna lands with a hook. Nessy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Arjuna lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nessy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Arjuna counters with a crisp one two that drops Nessy! Arjuna thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nessy to his feet! Nessy is in big trouble!
Nessy is still on wobbly legs! Can Arjuna finish him?
Nessy is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nessy lands a slapping body shot.
Arjuna is looking to slow Nessy down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nessy takes a step back to recover.
Nessy seems to have recovered his senses.
Arjuna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nessy.
Arjuna lands a left and a right that send Nessy crashing to the mat, dazed. Arjuna thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nessy throws a looping overhand right but Arjuna ducks down to avoid it.
Arjuna appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fighters circle, before Arjuna throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Nessy's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Arjuna lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Rama Arjuna!
Rama Arjuna seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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