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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vrajesh Ponnaganti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns has chosen Cocaine Blues as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tim Johns!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns throws a series of punches but Ponnaganti moves out of range.
Ponnaganti has Johns up against the cage in a clinch.
Johns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ponnaganti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ponnaganti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ponnaganti lands a nice looking body kick.
Johns connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johns blocks a head kick by Ponnaganti.
A head kick from Ponnaganti lands but Johns takes it in his stride.
Ponnaganti tries to land a front kick but Johns steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tim Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johns jabs Ponnaganti right on the nose. Ponnaganti blinks but takes it well.
Johns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ponnaganti.
Nice uppercut there from Johns.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch but Johns is having none of it.
Ponnaganti is looking to land body kicks.
Johns tries to bum rush Ponnaganti with a series of wild strikes but Ponnaganti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johns moves out of range of the leg kick from Ponnaganti.
Johns misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johns misses with a wild body shot.
Ponnaganti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ponnaganti tries a head kick but it misses.
Ponnaganti slips a jab from Johns.
Johns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ponnaganti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Tim Johns has been cut.
Johns fails to land with a series of punches.
Ponnaganti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Ponnaganti.
Johns tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Johns misses.
Johns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ponnaganti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ponnaganti throws a nice head kick!
Ponnaganti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johns looks to land a left hand but Ponnaganti moved out of range nicely.
Ponnaganti slips under a jab.
Johns throws a looping overhand right but Ponnaganti ducks down to avoid it.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johns misses the shot to the body.
Ponnaganti is looking to clinch but Johns is avoiding it.
Ponnaganti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johns.
Johns shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johns was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johns looks gassed!
Ponnaganti wants to get back to his feet.
Ponnaganti is squirming around, avoiding Johns's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johns throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Johns punching from mount but Ponnaganti doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ponnaganti squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Johns throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ponnaganti because Johns loaded up on that one.
Ponnaganti holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Johns tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ponnaganti tries to lock up and control but Johns gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Johns throwing strikes here but Ponnaganti is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johns misses with a head shot.
Ponnaganti wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johns.
Ponnaganti is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johns wants to control the pace but Ponnaganti is squirming around nicely.
Johns misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Johns's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johns throws a big shot that misses.
Johns lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ponnaganti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ponnaganti takes one to the chin there.
Johns takes a swing at Ponnaganti's ribcage but misses.
Ponnaganti tries to close the distance and clinch but Johns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ponnaganti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ponnaganti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johns, pushing him back against the cage.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johns lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Johns is trying to break the clinch but Ponnaganti is controlling him.
Johns tries to circle away but Ponnaganti has him pinned against the cage.
Johns can't break the clinch.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ponnaganti has Johns pressed against the cage, preventing Johns from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johns is trying to break the clinch but Ponnaganti is controlling him.
Johns tries to break free but Ponnaganti pushes him back against the cage.
Ponnaganti trying to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti misses with a knee strike.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johns wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ponnaganti tries to land a knee to the head but Johns blocks with his arms.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johns.
Johns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns lands with a shot to the body.
Ponnaganti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johns connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti is winning the standup battle so far.
Johns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ponnaganti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johns finds it's way round the side to connect with Ponnaganti's head.
Johns misses with an uppercut.
Ponnaganti throws a body punch but Johns moves out of range.
A big left from Johns misses.
Johns tests Ponnaganti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ponnaganti is looking to clinch.
Johns throws a looping overhand right but Ponnaganti ducks down to avoid it.
Ponnaganti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johns punishes Ponnaganti's body with a nice straight punch.
Ponnaganti is looking to clinch.
Johns tests Ponnaganti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch up but Johns circles away and keeps his distance.
Ponnaganti slips under a jab.
Tim Johns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ponnaganti moves out of range of the strikes.
Johns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johns dips to his left and cracks Ponnaganti with an uppercut!
Ponnaganti has Johns up against the cage in a clinch.
Johns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ponnaganti has him pressed against the cage.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow just above Johns 's eye.
Johns breaks from the clinch.
Ponnaganti tries to close the distance and clinch but Johns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by Johns.
Johns avoids the body shot from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti moves out of range of the strikes.
Ponnaganti lands a with a good body shot.
Ponnaganti tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti misses with a head kick.
Ponnaganti ducks under a wild hook from Johns.
Ponnaganti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johns throws a jab when Ponnaganti was well out of range.
Ponnaganti is looking to clinch.
Johns throws a looping overhand right but Ponnaganti ducks down to avoid it.
Johns throws the left hand but Ponnaganti avoids the punch easily.
Johns with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johns scores with a shot to the body.
Ponnaganti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johns.
Ponnaganti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johns tries to bum rush Ponnaganti with a series of wild strikes but Ponnaganti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ponnaganti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johns to score with a decent uppercut.
Ponnaganti throws a hook to the side of Johns's head but Johns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ponnaganti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johns throws out the jab.
Johns connects with the punch.
Johns keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ponnaganti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ponnaganti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Johns scores with a punch to the head.
Ponnaganti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johns pinned against the cage. Johns gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johns throws a leg kick
and Ponnaganti counters with a head kick.
A jab from Johns misses.
Ponnaganti moves out of range as Johns strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johns fails to land with a series of punches.
Johns misses with an uppercut.
Ponnaganti slips a straight right by Johns.
Ponnaganti moves out of range as Johns strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Johns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tim Johns'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.
The fighters circling - Johns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johns attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch but Johns is having none of it.
Johns misses with an uppercut.
Johns misses with the combination.
Ponnaganti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johns misses with a straight left.
Johns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ponnaganti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johns thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ponnaganti takes one on the button.
Johns blocks a head kick by Ponnaganti.
A punch combination from Johns misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ponnaganti throws a head kick that misses.
Johns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johns blocks a head kick by Ponnaganti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns throws out a loose jab but Ponnaganti uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy left from Johns finds it's target.
Johns takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Johns looks to throw the jab but Ponnaganti is out of range.
Ponnaganti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johns.
Ponnaganti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johns moves out of range of the body kick.
Johns misses with a two punch combination.
Ponnaganti throws a head kick but Johns moves out of range.
Johns misses with a wild combination.
Ponnaganti walks into a jab.
Johns waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johns throws a looping overhand right but Ponnaganti ducks down to avoid it.
Ponnaganti wants to clinch up but Johns keeps it at a distance.
Johns misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ponnaganti throws a hook to the side of Johns's head but Johns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johns connects with the punch.
Ponnaganti throws a front kick that sends Johns stumbling back into the cage.
Johns avoids the head kick by Ponnaganti.
A jab from Johns misses.
Johns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ponnaganti cracks Johns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ponnaganti misses with a head kick.
Ponnaganti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johns keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ponnaganti, right into the meat.
Johns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti slips a jab and a cross from Johns.
Ponnaganti looks to land a body kick but Johns moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws an overhand right that lands on Ponnaganti's shoulder, as Ponnaganti tries to avoid the shot.
Ponnaganti throws a low kick but Johns avoids it.
Ponnaganti throws a solid leg kick but Johns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti looks to land a body kick but Johns moved away.
Johns scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ponnaganti wants to clinch.
Johns misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Johns misses.
Ponnaganti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ponnaganti is looking to clinch.
Johns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ponnaganti.
Johns misses the jab.
Ponnaganti is looking to wear down Johns with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ponnaganti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johns scores with a punch to the head.
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.
Johns shoots in and drives through. Ponnaganti sprawls well.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch up but Johns circles away and keeps his distance.
Ponnaganti is looking to clinch but Johns is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti moves in looking to clinch but Johns pushes him off.
Ponnaganti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Johns thuds a left hand into Ponnaganti's body.
Johns throws a hook but Ponnaganti blocks it.
Ponnaganti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johns.
Ponnaganti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ponnaganti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johns.
Johns connects with a jab.
Ponnaganti moves away from the strike by Johns.
Johns misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Johns.
Ponnaganti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Vrajesh Ponnaganti did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tim Johns'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.
Johns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ponnaganti circles away quickly and effectively.
Johns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ponnaganti throws the left hand but Johns avoids the punch easily.
Ponnaganti throws out a powerful jab.
Johns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ponnaganti counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ponnaganti tries to move into range but Johns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johns with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ponnaganti throws a wild body kick that Johns sees coming a mile off.
Ponnaganti throws a head kick that misses.
Johns lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johns tests Ponnaganti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johns moves out of range of the body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ponnaganti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johns.
A combination from Johns does no damage.
Johns's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johns duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ponnaganti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ponnaganti closes the distance and clinches.
Ponnaganti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johns's defenses.
Ponnaganti misses with an elbow over the top.
Johns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ponnaganti moves out of range of the strikes.
Johns takes one to the chin there.
Ponnaganti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ponnaganti throws a body kick that misses.
Johns misses with a combination
and Ponnaganti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ponnaganti throws a sloppy head kick and Johns moves out of range easily.
Ponnaganti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johns.
Johns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Ponnaganti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johns throws a body kick the misses
and Ponnaganti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ponnaganti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Johns's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ponnaganti throws a sloppy head kick and Johns moves out of range easily.
Johns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ponnaganti moves away.
A head kick from Ponnaganti lands but Johns takes it in his stride.
Johns fails with the takedown.
Ponnaganti throws a head kick but Johns moves out of range.
Johns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ponnaganti circles away quickly and effectively.
Johns throws a right hand that Ponnaganti ducks under and follows up with a left that Ponnaganti also avoids with ease.
Johns tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab lands there for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti moves out of range of the body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Ponnaganti there.
Ponnaganti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti tries to land a front kick but Johns steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Johns is predictable there
and Ponnaganti counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johns misses with a wild combination.
Ponnaganti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johns throws a body punch but Ponnaganti moves out of range.
Ponnaganti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ponnaganti is looking to clinch but Johns is avoiding it.
Ponnaganti clinches with his opponent.
Johns is trying to break free.
Johns has had enough of the clinch but Ponnaganti keeps him there for the moment.
Ponnaganti lands an uppercut.
Johns takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johns is trying to break the clinch but Ponnaganti has him pressed against the cage.
Ponnaganti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ponnaganti has Johns pressed against the cage, preventing Johns from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ponnaganti pushes off an throws an elbow but Johns leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johns avoiding damage as Ponnaganti throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ponnaganti throws an elbow but misses.
Johns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johns digs a good body shot into Ponnaganti's ribs.
Ponnaganti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johns tests Ponnaganti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johns throws a big shot that misses.
Johns lands a with a good body shot.
Johns thows a leg kick but Ponnaganti checks it
and Ponnaganti counters with a stiff right hand.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch there but Johns circles away.
Ponnaganti looks to score with a jab to the body but Johns is just out of range.
Ponnaganti ducks under a wild hook from Johns.
Johns dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johns missing with a left hand there. Ponnaganti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johns missing with a left hand there. Ponnaganti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johns circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Vrajesh Ponnaganti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Johns's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ponnaganti tries to clinch up.
Ponnaganti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johns throws a combination that misses
and Ponnaganti counters with a nice body kick.
Johns lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ponnaganti backs up against the cage.
Johns takes a swing at Ponnaganti's ribcage but misses.
Johns takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ponnaganti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johns manages to avoid it.
Ponnaganti thows a body shot but no joy.
Johns throws a body punch but Ponnaganti moves out of range.
Ponnaganti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Johns misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Johns.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Johns misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti tries a head kick but it misses.
Johns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns misses with a few strikes there.
Johns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ponnaganti looks to land a body kick but Johns moved away.
Johns shoots in but no luck this time.
Ponnaganti pushes Johns up against the cage in a clinch.
Ponnaganti lands a damaging elbow.
Ponnaganti blocks a body shot from Johns.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside.
Ponnaganti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johns looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johns.
Johns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ponnaganti avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch up.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch but Johns is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Ponnaganti.
The crowd cheers as Johns lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ponnaganti doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johns.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch up but Johns circles away and keeps his distance.
Johns throws a nice looking combination but Ponnaganti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ponnaganti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ponnaganti stuffs the takedown attempt from Johns. Johns gets slowly back to his feet.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Johns.
Johns fails with a takedown attempt.
Johns works over Ponnaganti's head and body with a nice combination.
Johns misses with a series of wild punches.
Ponnaganti takes a swing at Johns's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Johns misses its intended target.
Ponnaganti scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Johns crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ponnaganti - the referee stops the clock and Johns gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ponnaganti. Johns manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch but Johns moves out of range.
Johns throws a jab but it's blocked by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ponnaganti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johns's efforts to push away.
Ponnaganti missing with knees to the body.
Johns is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johns working hard to break the clinch.
Johns wants to get back to striking at distance but Ponnaganti won't allow it.
Johns is trying to break the clinch but Ponnaganti has him pressed against the cage.
Ponnaganti keeps control of Johns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Johns.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Johns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ponnaganti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johns's efforts to push away.
Johns wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johns takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ponnaganti with a knee to the head.
Johns takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ponnaganti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ponnaganti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johns avoids it.
Johns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johns keeps the fight on the outside.
Ponnaganti moves in looking to clinch but Johns pushes him off.
Johns misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Johns.
Johns throws a hook but Ponnaganti avoids it easily.
Johns takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johns connects with a right hand. Ponnaganti shakes it off.
A jab lands there for Johns.
Ponnaganti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ponnaganti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ponnaganti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ponnaganti scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Ponnaganti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johns doesn't seem phased though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vrajesh Ponnaganti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ponnaganti 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Tim Johns!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Vrajesh Ponnaganti wins by split decision!
Vrajesh Ponnaganti retains his featherweight title!
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