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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rama Arjuna (ranked 309 p4p, 947 weight class) and Boss Yonic (ranked 43 p4p, 128 weight class). Arjuna comes to the cage accompanied by Om. Boss Yonic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 cm 37 185 27 - 20 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 41 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rama Arjuna! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yonic tries for a takedown but Arjuna sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Arjuna went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Boss Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Yonic lands a jab. Arjuna moves away from the strike by Yonic. Arjuna throws a big counter combination but Yonic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Arjuna ducks under a wild hook from Yonic. It looked like Arjuna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yonic. Yonic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arjuna was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic. Arjuna appears to be looking for a big counter. Yonic throws a body shot but no joy. As Yonic looks to move away, Arjuna throws a big counter combo but Yonic just gets out of the way. Yonic throws the left hand but Arjuna avoids the punch easily. Arjuna was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yonic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Yonic misses with a hook
and Arjuna counters with a left and a right that stings Yonic. Yonic throws a body punch but Arjuna moves out of range. Arjuna was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Arjuna slips a jab from Yonic.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yonic cracks Arjuna with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Yonic swinging wildly here.
Arjuna swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Yonic misses with a shot to the body and Arjuna counters with a nice body shot. Yonic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yonic lands a jab to Arjuna's midsection. Yonic throws a lazy uppercut
and Arjuna makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Yonic scores with a hook to the body. Arjuna takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Yonic shoots for a double leg takedown but Arjuna sprawls well. He's pushed Yonic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Arjuna seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Yonic looks to throw the jab but Arjuna is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arjuna moves out of range of the strikes. Arjuna half committed to a counter leg kick. Horrible takedown attempt by Yonic or perhaps it was just good defense by Arjuna, which made it look bad. Rama Arjuna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boss Yonic. Yonic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arjuna swats him away and circles back towards the center. Arjuna appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Yonic scores with a punch to the head. A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet. Arjuna was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Yonic lands with a shot to the body. Yonic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Yonic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arjuna backwards. Yonic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yonic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yonic misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yonic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arjuna is leaning against Yonic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Yonic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arjuna smiles and moves away.
Yonic jabs Arjuna to the body, keeping him at a distance. Yonic lands with a straight right. Arjuna didn't see that one coming. Arjuna walks into a left hand. Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Arjuna moves away from the strike by Yonic. Yonic doesn't manage to clinch there - Arjuna circles away.
Yonic digs a good hook to Arjuna's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Arjuna doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Yonic digs a good body shot into Arjuna's ribs. Yonic lands a slapping body shot.
Yonic with a poor takedown and Arjuna makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. 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! Yonic misses with a hook to the body
and Arjuna counters with a two punch combo. Yonic swings for the body but Arjuna moves out of range.
Yonic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Yonic looks to move away, Arjuna throws a big counter combo but Yonic just gets out of the way. Arjuna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Yonic lands a nice shot to the body.
Yonic swings for the body but Arjuna moves out of range.
Arjuna is looking to counter with a body kick. Yonic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arjuna rather than just go for the knockout. Yonic lands with a straight right. Arjuna didn't see that one coming. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Arjuna moves forwards but Yonic connects with a nice, crisp jab. Yonic misses with a looping right. Yonic misses with a looping left. Yonic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arjuna thinks about countering with a body kick. Yonic scores with a jab to the body. Yonic misses with a looping left. Arjuna feinted there with a counter leg kick. Arjuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arjuna quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arjuna feinted there with a counter leg kick. Yonic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Yonic looks to land a left hand but Arjuna moved out of range nicely. Yonic throws a jab when Arjuna was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Arjuna closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. A big right from Yonic misses. Arjuna lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Decent striking displayed by Yonic there. Yonic has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Yonic misses the shot to the body. Arjuna swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Yonic throws a hook but Arjuna avoids it easily. Arjuna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yonic. Arjuna throws a quick counter head kick but Yonic was just out of range. Yonic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Yonic cracks Arjuna with an open hand slap. Decent striking displayed by Yonic there. Yonic cracks Arjuna with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yonic punishes Arjuna's body with a nice straight punch. Rama Arjuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Yonic throws a body shot but no joy. Yonic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Arjuna moves out of range as Yonic strikes. Arjuna is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arjuna avoids the body shot from Yonic.
Arjuna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yonic throws out the jab. Arjuna appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Yonic throws a body shot but no joy. Arjuna is looking to counter punch. Yonic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arjuna sees it coming and avoids it easily. Arjuna was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Boss Yonic seems to be getting the better of the standup. Arjuna takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Arjuna swats away the attempt to clinch by Yonic. An attempted straight right counter from Arjuna misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yonic missing with a left hand there. Arjuna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Arjuna appears to be looking for a big counter. Yonic throws a poor cross that misses
and Arjuna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Arjuna slips under a jab from Yonic. Arjuna tried to counter with a leg kick but Yonic avoided it. Yonic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Yonic throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Yonic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arjuna on the side of the head. Yonic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arjuna at a distance.
Rama Arjuna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Yonic with a lazy takedown attempt and Arjuna counters with a three punch combo that has Yonic backing up. Yonic nods at Arjuna to acknowledge the strikes. Yonic has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Arjuna slips a straight right by Yonic. Arjuna slips under a jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet. Arjuna is looking to counter with a body kick. Yonic scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Yonic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arjuna under the eye. Yonic tests Arjuna's chin there with a solid looking shot. Arjuna takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Arjuna slips a jab from Yonic. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! Arjuna avoids the body shot from Yonic.
Arjuna throws a counter high kick but Yonic was just alert enough to avoid it. Yonic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arjuna manages to avoid it. Arjuna looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Yonic closes the distance and clinches. Yonic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arjuna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yonic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arjuna blocks a body shot from Yonic. Yonic working aggressively here.
Yonic misses with some punches.
Arjuna scores with an uppercut up the middle. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Arjuna misses with a punch to the body.
Yonic swings wildly with an uppercut but Arjuna uses good head movement to avoid it. Arjuna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yonic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Arjuna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yonic's elbow. Arjuna lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Arjuna can't find room to land a body shot as Yonic controls the action.
Arjuna pushes Yonic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Arjuna prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yonic scores with a hook to the body. A short body shot lands from Yonic as the two fighters clinch.
Arjuna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yonic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arjuna doesn't seem bothered though. Yonic jabbing away but nothing is landing. Yonic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Arjuna counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yonic's knee momentarily. Yonic throws a big shot that misses. Yonic throws a hook to the side of Arjuna's head but Arjuna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yonic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arjuna under the eye. Yonic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arjuna. Yonic fails with a takedown attempt. As Yonic looks to move away, Arjuna throws a big counter combo but Yonic just gets out of the way. Rama Arjuna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boss Yonic. The fighters circling - Yonic throws out the jab but it was never going to land. It looked like Arjuna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yonic. Yonic misses the body punch enabling Arjuna to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Boss Yonic has been cut. Yonic misses with an uppercut. Arjuna saw that one coming. Nice jab there from Yonic. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! No luck for Yonic with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yonic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Arjuna! Both fighters take a look at the clock. Arjuna wants to control but Yonic postures up. Yonic misses with the ground and pound. Yonic throws an elbow but Arjuna slips to the side and avoids it well. Arjuna managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Yonic.
Arjuna tries to improve position but can't. Yonic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Arjuna is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Arjuna is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Arjuna is trying to control Yonic's posture but Yonic avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Arjuna tries to buck Yonic off but Yonic is having none of it. Yonic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Arjuna is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Arjuna is trying to control Yonic's posture but Yonic avoids it. Arjuna manages to get back to half guard. Arjuna is looking for a sweep. Yonic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Yonic missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Yonic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Yonic is thwarting Arjuna's attempts to control the position. Yonic stops Arjuna from getting back to his feet.
Yonic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arjuna defending well though. Arjuna is pressing down on Yonic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Yonic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Boss Yonic's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Arjuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Arjuna fires out a quick counter leg kick but Yonic just manages to avoid it. Arjuna walks into a left hand. A punch lands to the side of Arjuna 's head but he takes it in his stride. Yonic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Yonic misses with a straight right. Arjuna has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arjuna there as he acknowledges the shot. Yonic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arjuna paws at him with a jab and circles away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yonic lands a really nice looking cross but Arjuna seems unphased.
Yonic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arjuna at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet. And Arjuna counters with a quick kick to the body but Yonic blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yonic misses with a left hand and Arjuna counters with a two punch combo. Yonic throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Yonic shoots in and drives through. Arjuna sprawls well. Yonic moves into range and connects with a jab. Yonic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arjuna. It looked like Arjuna was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Yonic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Arjuna swats away the attempt to clinch by Yonic. An attempted straight right counter from Arjuna misses the target. Arjuna avoids the body shot from Yonic.
Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arjuna moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yonic has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arjuna. Yonic works on Arjuna's body with a couple of short punches. Arjuna lands with a right to the head. 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! Arjuna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Yonic lands with a cross. Arjuna's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yonic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arjuna scrambles back to his feet. Yonic thows a left - swing and a miss! Yonic's corner calls for a 1-2. Yonic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Yonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Arjuna is just out of range. A quick step to the side and Arjuna tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. A big left from Yonic misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yonic throws a lazy right hand but Arjuna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Yonic stuns Arjuna with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. A big right from Yonic misses. Arjuna was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Yonic tries to clinch but Arjuna is having none of it. As Yonic backs away, Arjuna returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Yonic cracks Arjuna with a right hand to the side of the head. A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet. It looked like Arjuna was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Yonic misses with a hook
and Arjuna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yonic thinking. Yonic throws an off balance right hand
and Arjuna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Yonic is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Yonic looks to score with a jab to the body but Arjuna is just out of range. Arjuna half committed to a counter leg kick. Arjuna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yonic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Arjuna tried to counter with a leg kick but Yonic avoided it. Yonic misses with a lunging right hand
and Arjuna counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Yonic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yonic misses with a shot to the body and Arjuna counters with a two punch combo. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Arjuna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Arjuna has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arjuna there as he acknowledges the shot. Arjuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arjuna.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Boss Yonic's cut. That's time! Arjuna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! Yonic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Yonic misses with a wild body shot. Yonic misses with an uppercut. Arjuna saw that one coming. A little feinted left hand from Arjuna on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Yonic jabs at Arjuna's body. Yonic takes a swing at Arjuna's ribcage but misses. Arjuna half committed to a counter leg kick. Yonic throws a body punch but Arjuna moves out of range. And Arjuna counters with a quick kick to the body but Yonic blocks it. Yonic throws a jab but it's blocked by Arjuna. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Arjuna circles away from the clinch attempt and Arjuna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yonic scores with a decent looking hook. Arjuna takes a shot right to the bread basket. Yonic works Arjuna's body with a nice hook. Yonic misses with an uppercut. Arjuna saw that one coming. Yonic swings and misses with a shot to the body and Arjuna counters with a two punch combo. Yonic tries to clinch up but Arjuna circles away and keeps his distance. Yonic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arjuna counters with an inside leg kick. Yonic lands with an uppercut that bounces Arjuna off the cage and back into range. Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Arjuna on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yonic with a lazy takedown attempt and Arjuna counters with a one-two to the body. Yonic is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Arjuna on the wrong end of a nice jab. Yonic misses the jab. A counter left hand to the body from Arjuna misses its target. Rama Arjuna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Yonic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Yonic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arjuna. Yonic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arjuna was well out of range. Poor timing from Yonic. Arjuna on the wrong end of a nice jab. Yonic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arjuna moves away. As Yonic looks to move away, Arjuna throws a big counter combo but Yonic just gets out of the way. Yonic misses with a looping right. Arjuna is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Arjuna moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yonic has a takedown stuffed. Arjuna is looking for a counter combo. Yonic misses with a looping left. Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arjuna.
Yonic throws a hook but Arjuna avoids it easily. Arjuna avoids the body shot from Yonic.
Arjuna quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arjuna.
It appears Arjuna was looking to counter with a kick there. Arjuna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yonic. Arjuna throws a quick counter kick to the body but Yonic avoids it. Nice cross by Yonic.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yonic swings widly with a right hand
and Arjuna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Yonic shoots and misses and Arjuna makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Rama Arjuna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boss Yonic. Yonic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arjuna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Arjuna is looking for a counter combo. Yonic lands a body shot.
Yonic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. A looping hook to the body misses from Yonic. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet. Arjuna quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Yonic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arjuna as he jumps to the side. Arjuna thinks about countering with a body kick. Yonic shoots in but no luck this time.
And that's the end of the fight! Boss Yonic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Yonic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boss Yonic! Boss Yonic is the new middleweight champion! Boss Yonic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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