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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rama Arjuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rip Snorten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arjuna's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Om. Snorten has chosen Learn to fly as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Arjuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rip Snorten!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arjuna takes a jab right on the kisser.
Arjuna misses with a kick to the body
and Snorten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some bone on bone action there as Snorten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arjuna misses with a series of wild punches.
Snorten connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, jab by Arjuna - just one landing.
Snorten throws a hook to the side of Arjuna's head but Arjuna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arjuna fires out a quick counter leg kick but Snorten just manages to avoid it.
A big left from Snorten misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snorten checks a low kick from Arjuna.
Snorten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Snorten motions for Arjuna to come forward. Snorten throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arjuna swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arjuna throws a chopping leg kick but Snorten manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Snorten tries to counter by closing the distance.
Arjuna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arjuna drops his hands momentarily and Snorten takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arjuna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Arjuna.
Arjuna scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Snorten is predictable there
enabling Arjuna to counter with a crisp jab.
Snorten misses with an uppercut. Arjuna saw that one coming.
Arjuna avoids the body shot from Snorten.
Snorten misses with a wild combination.
Snorten throws a right and a left that both miss.
Snorten cracks Arjuna with a good jab.
Arjuna throws a front kick aimed at Snorten's knee but Snorten avoids it well.
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!
Nice straight punches there by Arjuna. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arjuna.
Arjuna takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorten tries to clinch there but Arjuna circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Arjuna misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Snorten! But no joy.
Snorten throws a looping overhand right but Arjuna ducks down to avoid it.
Snorten lands a leg kick that knocks Arjuna off balance momentarily.
We've been told by Arjuna's head coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Arjuna throws a leg kick
so Snorten counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Snorten throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snorten slips nicely into half guard.
Snorten has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arjuna is trying to get back to full guard.
Arjuna keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Snorten looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Arjuna with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Snorten trying to mount his opponent but Arjuna defends it.
Arjuna makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Arjuna.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Snorten is controlling him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Arjuna holds on and takes a little breather.
Arjuna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snorten.
Arjuna wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Arjuna trying to keep a closed guard but Snorten is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arjuna managing to control the position.
Arjuna looking to control.
Snorten working some strikes from top position.
Arjuna pulls Snorten in to control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Snorten working his ground and pound in the gym.
Snorten keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Arjuna's head.
Arjuna keeping full guard, as Snorten tries to pass.
Arjuna working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arjuna is keeping the position for now.
Arjuna is pulling down on Snorten's head. It's preventing any offense from Snorten, at least for the moment.
Snorten with a nice head shot there.
Snorten stands up over Arjuna, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Snorten with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Arjuna manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Arjuna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snorten wants a takedown but no success here.
Snorten gets through Arjuna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snorten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arjuna lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Snorten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arjuna has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Snorten throws a leg kick
and Arjuna counters with a left and a right that stings Snorten.
Jab, jab by Arjuna - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rip Snorten will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arjuna throws a series of punches but Snorten moves out of range.
Rama Arjuna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snorten throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Snorten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arjuna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snorten throws a hook but Arjuna avoids it easily.
Arjuna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Snorten stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Snorten misses with a shot to the body
and Arjuna counters with a stiff right hand.
Snorten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arjuna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snorten looks to land a left hand but Arjuna moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna just misses with a punch to the body.
Arjuna sets himself, and Snorten steps forward looking for the clinch! Arjuna avoids it this time.
Arjuna throws a right and a left that both miss.
A low kick from Arjuna is predictable there
and Snorten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arjuna throws a lazy right hand but Snorten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snorten looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorten misses with a lunging right hand
and Snorten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snorten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Snorten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arjuna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Snorten missing with a left hand there. Arjuna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Snorten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arjuna checks it well.
Snorten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arjuna throws a series of punches but Snorten avoids them all with ease.
Snorten lands a glancing blow to the side of Arjuna's head.
Snorten lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Snorten takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Snorten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arjuna. That did some damage!
Arjuna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snorten steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Arjuna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arjuna just misses with a punch to the body.
Arjuna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Snorten.
Arjuna misses with a body shot
and Arjuna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arjuna misses with an uppercut.
Arjuna lands a nice looking body kick.
Arjuna on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Snorten throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Arjuna counters with a one-two to the body.
Arjuna misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Snorten on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Snorten lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Arjuna has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arjuna and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Snorten stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arjuna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Snorten wants to counter with a clinch but Arjuna pushes him away.
Arjuna throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Snorten to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rama Arjuna is winning the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arjuna checks a leg kick.
As Snorten backs away, Arjuna returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Snorten connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A left lands for Snorten.
Arjuna is rocked!
Snorten loads up on a big right hand but Arjuna slips the punch.
Arjuna feints a jab promting Snorten to slip. Arjuna then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Snorten slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Snorten loads up on a big right hand but Arjuna slips the punch.
Arjuna throws a hook but Snorten blocks it.
Snorten scores with a shot to the body.
Snorten lands a nice looking kick to the body. Arjuna takes a step back to recover.
Snorten checks a low kick from Arjuna.
Snorten throws a hook but Arjuna avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Arjuna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snorten drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Arjuna defends it well.
Snorten throws out a powerful jab.
Arjuna throws a series of punches but Snorten avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Snorten. Those never looked like landing.
That kick from Arjuna tenderised Snorten's leg. Snorten is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arjuna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snorten lands with a good body shot.
Arjuna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arjuna paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rip Snorten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Snorten throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Snorten!
A right-left combo lands from Arjuna.
Snorten feints and then cracks Arjuna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arjuna down.
Snorten throws a body kick that misses
and Arjuna counters with a series of strikes. Snorten will be more careful next time no doubt.
Snorten takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Arjuna throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Snorten throws a leg kick but Arjuna sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arjuna was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Snorten shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Arjuna counters with a left to the body.
Arjuna with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Arjuna.
Snorten tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Snorten misses.
Snorten takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arjuna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snorten circles away quickly and effectively.
Arjuna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arjuna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arjuna appears to be looking for a big counter.
A low kick from Arjuna misses
enabling Snorten to counter with a crisp jab.
Snorten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snorten does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Arjuna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arjuna.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Snorten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arjuna wants to land a leg kick but Snorten is out of range.
Arjuna tries to land a front kick but Snorten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arjuna misses with a low kick as Snorten jumps back.
Rama Arjuna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snorten's corner calls for a 1-2. Snorten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arjuna throws a leg kick
and Snorten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arjuna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arjuna scores with a jab. Snorten acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arjuna digs a good hook to Snorten's body.
Arjuna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arjuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Snorten is just out of range.
Snorten connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Arjuna looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorten lands a glancing blow to the side of Arjuna's head.
Arjuna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Snorten does no damage.
Snorten connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arjuna momentarily.
Arjuna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good exchange - Snorten coming out on top.
Snorten forces Arjuna back against the cage and clinches.
Snorten pushes Arjuna back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arjuna creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arjuna breaks the clinch.
Rip Snorten is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorten works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snorten lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oh Arjuna is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Snorten slips a straight right by Arjuna.
Arjuna seems to have got his legs back now.
Arjuna walks into a straight right hand from Snorten.
Snorten clinches up with Arjuna and pushes him back against the cage.
Snorten manages to break the clinch.
Snorten throws a leg kick but Arjuna sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arjuna misses with a straight left.
Snorten lands a jab to the head.
Arjuna tries to clinch but Snorten is having none of it.
Snorten smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Snorten blocks a leg kick.
Snorten unleashes a big counter combination but Arjuna bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rip Snorten.
I've got Snorten winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rip Snorten!
A relieved looking Rip Snorten thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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