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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ravi Raja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vegas has chosen Jack Vegas by MNEMIC as his entrance music. Ravi Raja is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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222 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm
24
210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ravi Raja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raja misses with a body shot.
Vegas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raja.
A left lands for Raja.
It looks like Jack Vegas has been cut.
Raja misses with a wild combination.
Raja gets caught flat footed, as Vegas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Raja looking for a sweep. Not yet Raja, not yet.
Vegas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vegas trying to control but Raja is working from the bottom.
Vegas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Raja wants to sweep here but Vegas controlling him for the moment.
Raja is pulling down on Vegas's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas wants to control from the top but Raja keeps moving.
Vegas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vegas postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Raja is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Vegas, into his guard.
Raja's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Raja lands a couple of digs.
Vegas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Raja defends well.
Raja keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vegas's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raja chips away with some ground and pound.
Raja tries to free his leg and advance position but Vegas is retaining full guard.
Raja trying to control but Vegas is working from the bottom.
Vegas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raja trying to control but Vegas is working from the bottom.
Raja tries to free his leg and advance position but Vegas is retaining full guard.
Raja has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vegas looking for subs off his back but Raja has passed one foot through into half guard.
Vegas looks gassed!
Raja content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Well, if Raja is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Vegas is pressing down on Raja's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vegas being controlled here, momentarily.
Vegas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raja is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raja wants to control from the top but Vegas keeps moving.
Vegas is trying to control the position but Raja postures up.
Raja postures up and lands a big shot to Vegas's brow.
Raja with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vegas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Raja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Raja lands a couple of digs.
Raja lands a couple of elbows.
Raja slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Raja trying to control the position from guard on top but Vegas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Raja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Vegas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Raja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raja misses with a wild body shot.
Raja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raja misses with a series of wild punches.
Raja swings for the body but Vegas moves out of range.
Raja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vegas was well out of range. Poor timing from Raja.
Raja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vegas counters with a stiff right hand.
Raja fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vegas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Raja sprawls well initially but Vegas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vegas is trying to control the action in half guard but Raja is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raja won't allow Vegas to pass to mount.
Vegas is looking to take a break and control but Raja is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raja defending well though.
Vegas trying to pass the guard but Raja defending well.
Raja moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Raja trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Raja just misses with a punch to the body.
Vegas throws a combination that misses
and Raja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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.
Raja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raja shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vegas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vegas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Vegas is trying to control but can't.
Raja seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Raja blocks the strikes from Vegas.
Vegas is staying active underneath Raja, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vegas is trying to get back to full guard.
Raja throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Raja is just content to waste time from the top position. Vegas takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Vegas has his foot on Raja's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Raja works his way back into a safe position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Raja throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raja shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vegas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vegas is looking to stand up but Raja isn't so interested in that idea.
Vegas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Raja working some strikes from top position.
Vegas is looking to stand up but Raja isn't so interested in that idea.
Raja lands a couple of digs.
Raja is in close to Vegas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ravi Raja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raja avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Raja is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Raja wants to clinch up but Vegas keeps it at a distance.
Raja lands a jab to Vegas's midsection.
Raja closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Raja lands in his opponent's guard.
Vegas has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Raja is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Vegas.
Raja cracks Vegas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Raja lands a decent elbow from side control.
Raja lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vegas down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Raja dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Vegas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Vegas ducks right into an uppercut from Raja.
Vegas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vegas wants to stand up but Raja is controlling the position.
Vegas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raja's head.
Raja moves into full guard.
Vegas is fighting to break Raja's control of his arms but Raja is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Raja looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vegas is one step ahead there.
Vegas tries to free his leg and advance position but Raja is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raja manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Raja sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Raja cracks Vegas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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.
Raja controlling from mount.
Raja breaks from Vegas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Raja with a couple of short strikes.
Vegas tries to hold on but Raja postures up.
Raja with good strikes from the mount here!
Raja wants to control the pace but Vegas is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vegas is in all sorts of trouble here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vegas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Raja raining down shots from the mount!
Raja with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raja trying to control but Vegas is having none of it.
Raja is really struggling to control Vegas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Raja lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vegas hang on?
Raja lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vegas is looking to improve his position but Raja isn't that keen on the idea.
Vegas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Raja putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Raja lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vegas hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raja lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vegas hang on?
Raja working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Raja content just to control the position here.
Vegas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vegas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Raja controlling from the full mount.
Raja postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vegas looks a forlorn figure.
Jack Vegas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raja scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vegas?
And that's the end of the fight!
Ravi Raja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raja has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ravi Raja!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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