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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rama Arjuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arjuna comes to the cage accompanied by Om. Rokka has chosen Twilight Guardians - Out of Our Hands as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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192 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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197 lbs
37 - 24 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antero Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokka closes the distance and pushes Arjuna back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arjuna as Rokka tries to tie him up.
Rokka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arjuna has him pressed against the cage.
Arjuna working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rokka prevents a body shot from Arjuna.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arjuna.
Arjuna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rokka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arjuna counters with a stiff right hand.
Rokka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arjuna lands with a short shot to the head.
Rokka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rokka tries to clinch but Arjuna moves out of range.
Rokka jabs Arjuna right on the nose. Arjuna blinks but takes it well.
Rokka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rokka has closed the distance and engaged Arjuna in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokka digs a right hand underneath Arjuna's ribcage. Arjuna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arjuna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rokka backwards.
Arjuna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arjuna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arjuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rokka circles away quickly and effectively.
Rokka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokka tries to clinch up.
Antero Rokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arjuna tries to bum rush Rokka with a series of wild strikes but Rokka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arjuna scores with a hook.
Arjuna throws a series of punches but Rokka avoids them all with ease.
Rokka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rama Arjuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rokka looks to land a left hand but Arjuna moved out of range nicely.
Rokka with a jab.
Arjuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rokka was well out of range. Poor timing from Arjuna.
Nice takedown defense from Arjuna. No joy for Rokka on that attempt.
Rokka misses with a few strikes there.
Rokka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Arjuna circles away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Arjuna enables Rokka to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Arjuna manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Arjuna wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Rokka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arjuna was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rokka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokka throws a shot from downtown. Arjuna moves away and avoids it.
Rokka thows a leg kick but Arjuna checks it
and Arjuna counters with a crisp one two that drops Rokka! Arjuna thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Rokka to his feet! Rokka is in big trouble!
Rokka is rocked!
A jab from Arjuna misses.
Rokka is still on wobbly legs! Can Arjuna finish him?
Rokka tries to clinch but Arjuna moves out of range.
As Rokka looks to move away, Arjuna throws a big counter combo but Rokka just gets out of the way.
Arjuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rokka seems to have recovered his senses.
Rokka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arjuna avoids it really well and circles away.
Rama Arjuna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antero Rokka.
Rokka tries for a takedown but Arjuna sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rokka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rokka fails with a takedown attempt.
Arjuna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rokka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokka wants to clinch up but Arjuna keeps it at a distance.
Arjuna looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rokka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rokka throws a leg kick but Arjuna sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rokka throws a right hand that misses
and Arjuna counters with a nice leg kick.
Arjuna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arjuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arjuna appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Arjuna throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rokka on the side of the head.
Arjuna connects with a combination that backs up Rokka into the cage. Arjuna lands a flurry of punches that gets past Rokka's guard. Rokka is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Arjuna bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rama Arjuna!
After winning the bout, Rama Arjuna thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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