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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conan Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahavir Ramanujam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramanujam has chosen Shiva in Exile - Ha'nadi as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 lbs
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174 cm
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164 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mahavir Ramanujam!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramanujam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramanujam scoring well with a low kick there.
Ramanujam keeps the fight on the outside.
Harrington wants to land a leg kick but Ramanujam is out of range.
Ramanujam throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harrington wants to clinch.
Ramanujam fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harrington checks it well.
Harrington is looking to clinch.
Ramanujam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harrington moves away.
Ramanujam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harrington moves out of range of the strikes.
Ramanujam tries to work over Harrington's front leg with a kick but Harrington checks it.
Ramanujam misses with a straight left.
Ramanujam closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harrington is defending against the submission attempts here by Ramanujam.
Ramanujam is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harrington doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ramanujam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramanujam content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ramanujam wants to take a breather but Harrington is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ramanujam is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ramanujam sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harrington defending well though.
Ramanujam keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Harrington wants to get back to his feet.
Ramanujam slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mahavir Ramanujam was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Harrington clinches.
Ramanujam trying to control the position but instead, Harrington has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ramanujam into the cage.
Harrington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramanujam.
Harrington working hard to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Harrington.
Harrington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramanujam blocks it with crossed arms.
Harrington is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harrington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harrington tries to break the clinch but Ramanujam is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harrington.
Ramanujam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramanujam keeps control of Harrington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramanujam keeps control of Harrington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ramanujam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harrington tries to break free but Ramanujam pushes him back against the cage.
Harrington manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrington doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramanujam circles away.
Ramanujam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahavir Ramanujam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrington misses with a two punch combination.
Harrington wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harrington gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mahavir Ramanujam will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Harrington on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harrington is looking to clinch.
Ramanujam bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harrington's head backwards.
Harrington tries to clinch up.
Ramanujam fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Harrington on the side of the head.
Ramanujam fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Harrington to the ground. Ramanujam is now in Harrington's guard.
Ramanujam trying to control but Harrington is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ramanujam seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ramanujam prevents Harrington from getting back to his feet.
Ramanujam content to stall in guard here.
Ramanujam postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mahavir Ramanujam wasn't active enough on the ground.
Harrington tries to clinch but Ramanujam is having none of it.
A big left from Ramanujam misses.
Ramanujam is looking to slow Harrington down with leg kicks.
Ramanujam throws a jab when Harrington was well out of range.
Ramanujam shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harrington manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Harrington can't keep his opponent in guard - Ramanujam advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ramanujam throwing shots but Harrington is blocking nicely.
Harrington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramanujam on the ground.
Ramanujam trying to control from half guard but Harrington is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramanujam frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Harrington avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ramanujam.
Ramanujam unloads with some shots from mount but Harrington bucks and avoids them well.
Ramanujam controlling from the full mount.
Ramanujam is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Harrington is surviving well by controlling Ramanujam's body position as best he can.
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!
Ramanujam manages to capitalize on a mistake by Harrington to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington trying to control the hands but Ramanujam breaks the grip.
Harrington showing good submission defense here.
Mahavir Ramanujam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harrington controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Ramanujam has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Harrington is in real trouble here. Ramanujam gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Harrington is tapping out! Ramanujam wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mahavir Ramanujam!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mahavir Ramanujam waved his t-shirt featuring Steel Penn's Laundry 93%'s logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
29% |
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