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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baby Kitten Rojumanong (ranked 1153 p4p, 66 weight class) and Moganesh Jain (ranked 936 p4p, 55 weight class). Jain has chosen The Monkey King as his entrance music. Moganesh Jain is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Baby Kitten Rojumanong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jain swings for the body but Rojumanong moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Jain. That snapped Rojumanong's head back.
Rojumanong throws a right hand that Jain ducks under and follows up with a left that Jain also avoids with ease.
Rojumanong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jain staying out of range there.
Rojumanong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jain throws a lazy right hand but Rojumanong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rojumanong cracks Jain with an open hand slap.
Jain thuds a left hand into Rojumanong's body.
Jain throws a sloppy body shot
and Rojumanong counters with a nice uppercut.
Rojumanong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rojumanong moves out of range of the strikes.
Rojumanong gets caught napping as Jain dives in and scores a takedown. Rojumanong manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojumanong pulls Jain in to control the position.
Rojumanong keeping moving, preventing Jain from controlling successfully.
Rojumanong can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jain controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojumanong controls Jain momentarily but Jain frees himself.
Jain sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rojumanong keeping full guard, as Jain tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rojumanong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rojumanong slips a jab from Jain.
Rojumanong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain shoots in looking for a takedown. Rojumanong tries to sprawl out of it but Jain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rojumanong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Baby Kitten Rojumanong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jain throws a hook to the side of Rojumanong's head but Rojumanong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jain misses with a hook.
Jain's coach down at The Clinic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jain's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jain scores with a punch to the head.
Jain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rojumanong.
Jain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojumanong moves away.
Jain walks into a left hand.
Rojumanong throws a hook to the side of Jain's head but Jain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rojumanong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rojumanong misses with a lunging right hand
and Jain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rojumanong throws a hook but Jain blocks it.
Jain appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jain with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojumanong misses with a looping left.
Jain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojumanong was well out of range. Poor timing from Jain.
Jain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rojumanong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jain ducks under a wild hook from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Rojumanong as he connects with a hook.
Rojumanong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jain.
Rojumanong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rojumanong swings for the body but Jain moves out of range.
Jain looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojumanong is just out of range.
Jain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rojumanong under the eye.
Rojumanong throws a shot from downtown. Jain moves away and avoids it.
Jain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rojumanong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jain.
Rojumanong jabs at Jain's body.
Jain moves away from the strike by Rojumanong.
Jain now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rojumanong misses the shot to the body.
Jain lands a nice hook to Rojumanong's body. Rojumanong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rojumanong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jain.
Rojumanong misses with a few strikes there.
Rojumanong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rojumanong blocks a jab.
Rojumanong cracks Jain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rojumanong looks to score with a jab to the body but Jain is just out of range.
Jain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jain was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong misses with a straight right.
Rojumanong staying out of range there.
Rojumanong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rojumanong misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Baby Kitten Rojumanong will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rojumanong throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Jain to counter with a crisp jab.
Jain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojumanong takes a swing at Jain's ribcage but misses.
Rojumanong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rojumanong throws a body punch but Jain moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Jain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rojumanong throws a hook to the side of Jain's head but Jain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jain throws a hook to the side of Rojumanong's head but Rojumanong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baby Kitten Rojumanong is winning the standup battle so far.
Rojumanong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jain.
Rojumanong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rojumanong throws a looping overhand right but Jain ducks down to avoid it.
Jain appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rojumanong throws the left hand but Jain avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jain throws a body punch but Rojumanong moves out of range.
Rojumanong misses with a straight right.
Jain with the counter takedown but Rojumanong avoids it easily.
Jain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong misses with a right hand
and Jain counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojumanong throws the left hand but Jain avoids the punch easily.
Rojumanong dips to his left and cracks Jain with an uppercut!
Rojumanong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jain ducks under a wild hook from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jain circles away quickly and effectively.
Rojumanong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rojumanong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jain slips a jab from Rojumanong.
Jain misses the shot to the body.
Rojumanong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jain.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jain. Rojumanong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rojumanong throws a looping overhand right but Jain ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rojumanong connects with a body shot.
Rojumanong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rojumanong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong throws a jab when Jain was well out of range.
Jain throws a body shot but no joy.
Jain scores with a shot to the body.
Jain connects with a body shot that sends Rojumanong's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jain ducks right into an uppercut from Rojumanong.
Jain darts in looking for a takedown but Rojumanong gets double underhooks and turns Jain into the cage.
Jain scores with a nice right hand.
Jain slips under a jab from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong blocks a jab.
Rojumanong throws a shot from downtown. Jain moves away and avoids it.
Jain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rojumanong misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Jain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jain looks to land a left hand but Rojumanong moved out of range nicely.
Rojumanong throws a jab but it's blocked by Jain.
A jab from Jain misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong throws an off balance right hand
and Jain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rojumanong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jain was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojumanong.
Jain with the counter takedown but Rojumanong avoids it easily.
Rojumanong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rojumanong. Jain does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Jain misses.
A swing and a miss from Rojumanong.
No joy there for Rojumanong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rojumanong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jain.
Jain appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rojumanong throws a jab but it's blocked by Jain.
Rojumanong looks to land a combination but Jain avoids it well.
Jain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rojumanong doesn't seem bothered though.
A swing and a miss from Jain.
Jain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jain misses with a hook.
Rojumanong swings for the body but Jain moves out of range.
Jain throws out a counter right but Rojumanong avoids it with no problem.
Rojumanong misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Rojumanong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rojumanong avoids the body shot from Jain.
Rojumanong is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jain.
Jain missing with a left hand there. Rojumanong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rojumanong lands a jab to the nose.
Rojumanong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jain.
Rojumanong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jain momentarily.
Jain just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojumanong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jain takes a swing at Rojumanong's ribcage but misses.
Jain throws a hook but Rojumanong blocks it.
Rojumanong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rojumanong ducks under a wild hook from Jain.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rojumanong enables Jain to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rojumanong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jain trying to control but Rojumanong is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Moganesh Jain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jain works the jab nicely.
Rojumanong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jain manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rojumanong. Jain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jain throws out a loose jab but Rojumanong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Rojumanong does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Rojumanong.
Jain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rojumanong throws a nice looking combination but Jain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rojumanong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rojumanong wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jain misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rojumanong looks to throw the jab but Jain is out of range.
Rojumanong throws an off balance right hand
and Jain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rojumanong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jain throws a looping overhand right but Rojumanong ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojumanong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Jain misses the target.
Rojumanong jabs Jain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rojumanong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jain wants to control from the top but Rojumanong keeps moving.
Jain tries to free his leg and advance position but Rojumanong is retaining full guard.
Jain is pushing down on Rojumanong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rojumanong is fighting to maintain full guard but Jain has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rojumanong is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jain jumps into side control!
Jain wants to take a breather but Rojumanong manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Jain.
Jain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jain looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rojumanong is pulling down on Jain's head to control his posture.
Jain wants to pass the guard but Rojumanong is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jain trying to control but Rojumanong is working from the bottom.
Jain tries to free his leg and advance position but Rojumanong is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rojumanong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jain has managed to get both his arms back between Rojumanong's legs - danger averted.
Jain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rojumanong is keeping the position for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rojumanong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jain postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rojumanong circles away.
Jain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojumanong gets caught flat footed, as Jain shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jain tries to free his leg and advance position but Rojumanong is retaining full guard.
Rojumanong is controlling Jain's posture.
Rojumanong keeping full guard, as Jain tries to pass.
Jain trying to control the position from guard on top but Rojumanong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jain postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jain wants to pass the guard but Rojumanong is keeping the position.
Rojumanong has control of Jain's left arm, preventing Jain from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moganesh Jain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jain 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Moganesh Jain!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Moganesh Jain waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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