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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vrajesh Ponnaganti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Stone!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponnaganti throws a series of punches but Stone moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ponnaganti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone moves into the clinch successfully.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stone has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ponnaganti uses from the top position.
Stone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stone pulls Ponnaganti in close to prevent any damage.
Stone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ponnaganti manages to get himself to full guard.
Stone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Stone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stone shoots in for a double leg but Ponnaganti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ponnaganti thows a body kick. Stone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ponnaganti. That's going to slow Stone down.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Ponnaganti.
Stone takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Brandon Stone has been cut.
Ponnaganti thows a body kick. Stone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Ponnaganti.
Ponnaganti throws a one two combo.
Stone throws a combination that misses
and Ponnaganti counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ponnaganti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ponnaganti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ponnaganti looks to land a combination. Stone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stone looks gassed!
Ponnaganti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stone tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ponnaganti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ponnaganti moves into the clinch successfully.
Ponnaganti crunches a lovely knee into Stone's ribcage.
Ponnaganti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ponnaganti lands a nice knee to the body.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow that stopped Stone in his tracks for a moment.
Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ponnaganti crunches a lovely knee into Stone's ribcage.
Ponnaganti missing with knees to the body.
Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow just above Stone 's eye.
Ponnaganti landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Stone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ponnaganti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is working for a kimura but Ponnaganti is defending it quite comfortably.
Stone misses with a head shot. Ponnaganti uses the momentum to regain guard.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stone postures up.
Stone content to stall in guard here.
Ponnaganti keeping full guard, as Stone tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ponnaganti pinned against the cage. Ponnaganti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Stone.
Ponnaganti throws a shot to the body.
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 Brandon Stone's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stone tries to move into range but Ponnaganti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head kick from Ponnaganti lands but Stone takes it in his stride.
Stone has Ponnaganti up against the cage in a clinch.
Ponnaganti with a knee to the head.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside that Stone shrugs off.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Ponnaganti has him pressed against the cage.
Ponnaganti stops a takedown attempt from Stone.
Ponnaganti lands a nice knee to the body.
Ponnaganti using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ponnaganti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ponnaganti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ponnaganti tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
Nice elbow from Ponnaganti.
Stone avoiding damage as Ponnaganti throws knees to the body.
Stone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ponnaganti smiles and moves away.
Ponnaganti lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ponnaganti lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Stone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ponnaganti counters with a big head kick but Stone shrugs it off.
Stone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ponnaganti to score with a decent uppercut.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ponnaganti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ponnaganti throws a combination. Stone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ponnaganti scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice combination there by Ponnaganti.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti is winning the standup battle so far.
Ponnaganti lands with a nice combination. Stone backs away looking to recover.
Stone decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stone seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stone throws a strike but Ponnaganti avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Stone stands up and waves to Ponnaganti to follow him.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt
and Ponnaganti counters with a good, hard body kick but Stone shrugs it off.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Stone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ponnaganti, pushing him back against the cage.
Ponnaganti lands a nice knee to the body.
Ponnaganti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ponnaganti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone shoots in for a double leg but Ponnaganti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ponnaganti misses with a double jab.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ponnaganti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stone on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone working away.
Ponnaganti dodges the ground and pound from Stone.
Stone remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Stone tries for a kimura but Ponnaganti is defending well.
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.
Stone controlling the position from side mount.
Stone has an Americana. Ponnaganti didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Stone is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Stone hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Brandon Stone!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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