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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Hermiston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrajesh Ponnaganti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermiston's entrance music is Rusty Cage. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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156 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Hermiston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermiston takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hermiston throws an overhand right that lands on Ponnaganti's shoulder, as Ponnaganti tries to avoid the shot.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch but Hermiston is having none of it.
Hermiston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hermiston throws a low kick, looking for Ponnaganti's leg but Ponnaganti calmly moves out of range.
Ponnaganti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hermiston throws a leg kick but Ponnaganti moved away.
Ponnaganti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ponnaganti throws out a leg kick but Hermiston moves out of range and Ponnaganti only half commits.
Ponnaganti throws a front kick that sends Hermiston stumbling back into the cage.
Hermiston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti tries a low kick but Hermiston avoids it.
Hermiston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Hermiston does it's job there.
Hermiston misses with a two punch combination.
Hermiston throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ponnaganti has closed the distance and engaged Hermiston in a clinch.
Hermiston takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Andrew Hermiston has been cut.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Ponnaganti crunches a lovely knee into Hermiston's ribcage.
Hermiston digs a right hand underneath Ponnaganti's ribcage. Ponnaganti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hermiston is defending well for now.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hermiston takes an elbow to the temple.
Ponnaganti avoiding damage as Hermiston throws knees to the body.
Hermiston is breathing heavily.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hermiston up against the cage.
Hermiston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hermiston misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ponnaganti with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hermiston has a couple of punches blocked by Ponnaganti.
Hermiston misses with a punch to the body.
Hermiston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ponnaganti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ponnaganti working Hermiston over with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti is trying to stall.
Hermiston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that Hermiston shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ponnaganti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow just above Hermiston 's eye.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ponnaganti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hermiston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a damaging elbow.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hermiston is defending well for now.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Hermiston can't find room to land a body shot as Ponnaganti controls the action.
Ponnaganti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ponnaganti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hermiston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti connects with a knee to the head.
Hermiston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hermiston looking to slow down the pace here.
Hermiston trying to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hermiston's defenses.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ponnaganti managing to block the knees to the body from Hermiston.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside.
Hermiston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hermiston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti throws an elbow that misses.
Hermiston tries to work over Ponnaganti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hermiston leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hermiston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hermiston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ponnaganti avoids it.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti scores a nice knee to the body.
Hermiston takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hermiston managing to block the knees to the body from Ponnaganti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermiston.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hermiston works on Ponnaganti's body with a couple of short punches.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti blocks a body shot from Hermiston.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti scores a nice knee to the body.
Ponnaganti crunches a lovely knee into Hermiston's ribcage.
Hermiston throws a head punch that misses.
Ponnaganti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Hermiston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ponnaganti's elbow.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow that stopped Hermiston in his tracks for a moment.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hermiston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hermiston swings wildly with an uppercut but Ponnaganti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ponnaganti looking to throw knees to the head but Hermiston is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hermiston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hermiston has a couple of punches blocked by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow that stopped Hermiston in his tracks for a moment.
Hermiston digs a right hand into Ponnaganti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ponnaganti's gas tank.
Ponnaganti lands a good knee to the midsection. Hermiston won't want to take too many of those.
Ponnaganti tries to land knees in the clinch but Hermiston avoids the damage to the body.
Ponnaganti crunches a lovely knee into Hermiston's ribcage.
Ponnaganti lands a damaging elbow.
Ponnaganti lands a damaging elbow.
Hermiston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ponnaganti's elbow.
Ponnaganti scores a nice knee to the body.
Ponnaganti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hermiston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ponnaganti is defending well for now.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow that stopped Hermiston in his tracks for a moment.
Ponnaganti scores a nice knee to the body.
Hermiston tries to stall but Ponnaganti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hermiston.
Hermiston trying to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti presses Hermiston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow just above Hermiston 's eye.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that Hermiston shrugs off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermiston.
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 Andrew Hermiston's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hermiston attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ponnaganti throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ponnaganti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ponnaganti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hermiston. That did some damage!
Hermiston misses with a double jab.
Andrew Hermiston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ponnaganti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ponnaganti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hermiston tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ponnaganti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hermiston.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hermiston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ponnaganti. Ponnaganti obviously looking to wear him down.
Ponnaganti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hermiston throws a sloppy head kick and Ponnaganti moves out of range easily.
Ponnaganti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ponnaganti closes the distance and clinches.
Ponnaganti avoiding damage.
Ponnaganti with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ponnaganti.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ponnaganti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hermiston's defenses.
Ponnaganti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti crunches a lovely knee into Hermiston's ribcage.
Ponnaganti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hermiston trying to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti scores with a knee to the head.
Hermiston lands a nice uppercut.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Hermiston misses with the head strike.
Hermiston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ponnaganti blocks a body shot from Hermiston.
Hermiston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ponnaganti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hermiston avoids it.
Ponnaganti looking to throw knees to the head but Hermiston is blocking nicely.
Ponnaganti taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hermiston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hermiston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ponnaganti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hermiston tries to land knees in the clinch but Ponnaganti avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ponnaganti scores with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti looking to throw knees to the head but Hermiston is blocking nicely.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside.
Hermiston lands a right hand.
Ponnaganti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hermiston avoids it.
Ponnaganti tries to land knees in the clinch but Hermiston avoids the damage to the body.
Hermiston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ponnaganti lands an uppercut.
Hermiston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ponnaganti is defending well for now.
Hermiston tries to work over Ponnaganti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hermiston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the head.
Hermiston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ponnaganti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponnaganti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hermiston tries to throw a body punch but Ponnaganti avoids it by throwing Hermiston back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti tries to stall but Hermiston uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hermiston avoids the elbow strike from Ponnaganti, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hermiston.
Hermiston throws a head punch that misses.
Hermiston takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ponnaganti blocks a body shot from Hermiston.
Ponnaganti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hermiston throws an elbow but it misses.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head.
Hermiston works on Ponnaganti's body with a couple of short punches.
Hermiston swings wildly with an uppercut but Ponnaganti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow that stopped Hermiston in his tracks for a moment.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hermiston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hermiston.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hermiston.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Hermiston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ponnaganti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ponnaganti dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hermiston has a couple of punches blocked by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands with a right to the head.
Ponnaganti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ponnaganti misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hermiston.
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 throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hermiston can't find room to land a body shot as Ponnaganti controls the action.
Hermiston misses with a punch on the inside.
Ponnaganti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hermiston's defenses.
Hermiston throws a punch but it's blocked by Ponnaganti.
Knees to the body from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hermiston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ponnaganti is defending well for now.
Hermiston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ponnaganti.
A knee to the head by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ponnaganti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ponnaganti trying to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ponnaganti connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hermiston's face.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti trying to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow just above Hermiston 's eye.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ponnaganti trying to stall but Hermiston improves his position.
Ponnaganti scores a nice knee to the body.
Hermiston looking to throw knees to the head but Ponnaganti is blocking nicely.
Hermiston is working Ponnaganti over against the cage.
Hermiston takes an elbow to the temple.
Ponnaganti leaning against his opponent.
Hermiston misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrew Hermiston's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hermiston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ponnaganti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hermiston tries to score with a low kick but Ponnaganti moves his leg out of the way.
Hermiston misses with a wild body shot.
Ponnaganti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hermiston.
Hermiston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ponnaganti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ponnaganti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ponnaganti fakes the leg kick and cracks Hermiston in the body.
Ponnaganti moves into the clinch.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that Hermiston shrugs off.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hermiston looking to throw knees to the head but Ponnaganti is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ponnaganti is pushing Hermiston up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Hermiston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head.
Hermiston tries to throw a body punch but Ponnaganti avoids it by throwing Hermiston back against the cage.
Hermiston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hermistons head.
Ponnaganti lands a good knee to the midsection. Hermiston won't want to take too many of those.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head.
Hermiston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hermiston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ponnaganti scores with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Hermiston.
A head punch on the inside from Hermiston fails to land.
Ponnaganti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hermiston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hermiston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hermiston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ponnaganti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hermiston misses with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hermiston blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Ponnaganti as the two fighters clinch.
Hermiston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hermiston tries a body shot but Ponnaganti blocks it.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponnaganti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hermiston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ponnaganti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andrew Hermiston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hermiston tries a knee to the head but Ponnaganti blocks it.
Ponnaganti connects with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the body.
Hermiston lands a body shot.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponnaganti misses with a knee to the head.
Hermiston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ponnaganti blocks it with crossed arms.
Hermiston can't find room to land a body shot as Ponnaganti controls the action.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ponnaganti lands a knee to the body.
Hermiston manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ponnaganti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hermiston misses with some punches.
Ponnaganti just leaning against Hermiston, taking a breather.
Hermiston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ponnaganti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hermiston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hermiston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ponnaganti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hermiston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ponnaganti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ponnaganti.
Hermiston misses with a knee strike.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow that stopped Hermiston in his tracks for a moment.
Ponnaganti trying to stall but Hermiston improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Hermiston.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hermiston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ponnaganti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hermiston avoids it.
Ponnaganti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hermiston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ponnaganti tries to stall but Hermiston uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hermiston misses with an elbow over the top.
A bit of stalling here from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ponnaganti blocks the elbow strike.
Hermiston takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ponnaganti misses with an elbow strike.
Hermiston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ponnaganti's elbow.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that Hermiston shrugs off.
A shot in the inside from Hermiston.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ponnaganti avoiding damage.
Ponnaganti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ponnaganti presses Hermiston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hermiston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow that stopped Hermiston in his tracks for a moment.
Hermiston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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.
Hermiston is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ponnaganti is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Ponnaganti.
Hermiston throws a punch but it's blocked by Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hermiston takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Hermiston.
Hermiston takes an elbow to the temple.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ponnaganti blocking some punches.
Ponnaganti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hermiston avoids it.
Ponnaganti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hermiston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ponnagantis head.
Ponnaganti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ponnaganti blocks an elbow strike from Hermiston.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ponnaganti.
Knees to the body from Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ponnaganti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ponnaganti lands a nice elbow.
Hermiston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ponnaganti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hermiston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ponnaganti lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hermiston can't find room to land a body shot as Ponnaganti controls the action.
Ponnaganti lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vrajesh Ponnaganti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ponnaganti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
Vrajesh Ponnaganti wins by unanimous decision!
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FIGHT
RATING
49% |
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