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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arjuna Ramadan (ranked 1498 p4p, 158 weight class) and Tiny Ali Jaffa (ranked 2101 p4p, 199 weight class). Ramadan's entrance music is Positive Vibration. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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244 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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192 cm
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260 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arjuna Ramadan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiny Ali Jaffa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramadan tries to keep at a distance but Jaffa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jaffa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ramadan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaffa pulls Ramadan into guard.
Jaffa keeping moving, preventing Ramadan from controlling successfully.
Jaffa is trying to control the position but Ramadan postures up.
Ramadan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ramadan wants to control from the top but Jaffa keeps moving.
Ramadan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramadan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramadan is working hard here to advance position.
Jaffa keeping moving, preventing Ramadan from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffa wants to control the position but Ramadan says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ramadan is looking to advance position but Jaffa won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramadan is thwarting Jaffa's attempts to control the position.
Jaffa tries to get to full guard but Ramadan has control of the leg.
Ramadan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jaffa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ramadan wants to work for an arm triangle but Jaffa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jaffa is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jaffa wants to improve his position but Ramadan is controlling well.
Jaffa won't allow Ramadan to pass to mount.
Ramadan not doing much here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ramadan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramadan misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Jaffa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jaffa wants to clinch up but Ramadan keeps it at a distance.
Jaffa throws a sloppy head kick and Ramadan moves out of range easily.
Ramadan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jaffa, pushing him back against the cage.
Ramadan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaffa's elbow.
Jaffa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jaffa misses with an elbow strike.
Ramadan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Ramadan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ramadan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jaffa up against the cage.
Jaffa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramadan.
Ramadan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ramadan lands an uppercut.
Ramadan lands a hook that snaps the head of Jaffa backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jaffa as Ramadan tries to tie him up.
Ramadan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ramadan.
Ramadan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramadan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaffa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jaffa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jaffa keeping full guard, as Ramadan tries to pass.
Jaffa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramadan is pushing down on Jaffa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jaffa is fighting to maintain full guard but Ramadan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ramadan seems to be looking for submissions.
Jaffa is trying to control but Ramadan manages to pass to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramadan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jaffa is looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaffa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjuna Ramadan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ramadan doesn't manage to clinch there - Jaffa circles away.
Jaffa throws a fast counter high kick but Ramadan manages to duck under it in time.
Ramadan has managed to clinch.
Ramadan misses with the head strike.
Ramadan missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ramadan.
Jaffa can't find room to land a body shot as Ramadan controls the action.
Arjuna Ramadan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ramadan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaffa blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaffa pulls guard.
Ramadan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ramadan postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramadan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jaffa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ramadan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ramadan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ramadan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramadan wants to control from the top but Jaffa keeps moving.
Ramadan has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ramadan throws a big elbow that misses.
Ramadan pushes down on Jaffa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jaffa gets full guard.
Ramadan trying to control but Jaffa is working from the bottom.
Jaffa is trying to keep Ramadan in close.
Jaffa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two 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.
Jaffa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jaffa is on top in guard.
Jaffa won't allow Ramadan to sweep him here.
Jaffa 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.
Jaffa trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramadan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaffa 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ramadan has an active guard here but Jaffa has managed to pass into half guard.
Jaffa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramadan keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jaffa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ramadan is staying active underneath Jaffa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ramadan sizes up Jaffa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ramadan instigates a clinch.
Jaffa decides to pull guard.
Ramadan throwing strikes from guard but Jaffa blocks nicely.
Ramadan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramadan throwing strikes from guard but Jaffa blocks nicely.
Jaffa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arjuna Ramadan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Jaffa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jaffa lands in his opponent's guard.
Jaffa wants to pass the guard but Ramadan is keeping the position.
Jaffa throwing strikes but missing.
Jaffa is fighting to break Ramadan's control of his arms but Ramadan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaffa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramadan keeping moving, preventing Jaffa from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ramadan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jaffa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jaffa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramadan keeps working.
Ramadan wants to improve his position but Jaffa is controlling well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two 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.
Jaffa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ramadan is trying to defend but Jaffa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ramadan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ramadan keeping moving, preventing Jaffa from controlling successfully.
Ramadan looking to control.
Jaffa wants to control from the top but Ramadan keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiny Ali Jaffa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jaffa throws a big elbow that misses.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tiny Ali Jaffa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arjuna Ramadan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jaffa trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramadan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jaffa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ramadan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramadan trying to control the position.
Ramadan working a defensive guard but Jaffa manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jaffa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramadan keeps working.
I wouldn't like to be where Ramadan is right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramadan regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiny Ali Jaffa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramadan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjuna Ramadan!
Our winner, Arjuna Ramadan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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