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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Wong (ranked 2260 p4p, 2131 weight class) and Devraj Rathore (ranked 258 p4p, 249 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devraj Rathore!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rathore swings for the body but Wong moves out of range.
Wong feinted with a counter takedown.
Rathore throws a hook but Wong avoids it easily.
Wong has a takedown stuffed.
Wong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rathore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rathore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wong.
Wong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rathore sprawls well. Rathore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wong gets slowly back to his feet.
Rathore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Wong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wong or perhaps it was just good defense by Rathore, which made it look bad.
Rathore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong walks into a left hand.
Wong shoots and misses
and Rathore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rathore's waist but Rathore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wong off to one side.
Rathore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wong fails with the takedown
and Wong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wong is rocked!
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!
Wong shoots and misses
and Rathore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Wong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rathore stuffs the takedown attempt from Wong. Wong gets slowly back to his feet.
Rathore catches Wong napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Wong to the canvas!
Wong is looking to sweep but instead, Rathore has passed into half guard.
Rathore trying to control from half guard but Wong is working away.
Wong wants to control but Rathore is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wong seems to have got his legs back now.
Wong is looking to improve his position.
Rathore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wong trying to control but Rathore postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong moves into full guard.
Rathore won't allow Wong to sweep him here.
Wong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wong tries to get out of the position.
Wong not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
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!
Wong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rathore is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rathore, as that shot connected.
James Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rathore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wong.
Nice takedown defense from Rathore. No joy for Wong on that attempt.
Rathore has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Devraj Rathore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rathore connects with a nice looking jab.
Wong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Rathore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rathore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wong tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rathore sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wong somewhat.
Rathore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wong gets a takedown into half guard.
Wong throwing shots but Rathore is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rathore is looking to improve his position.
Wong throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rathore wants to improve his position but Wong is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wong lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong lands strikes from half guard.
Wong drops an elbow to the side of Rathore's head.
Wong lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rathore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devraj Rathore dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rathore counters with a right hand to the body.
Wong has his takedown stuffed
and Rathore counters with a stiff right hand.
Rathore lands a jab to Wong's midsection.
Rathore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Wong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rathore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rathore scores with a body shot.
Rathore loads up on a big right hand but Wong slips the punch.
Wong changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rathore pinned against the cage. Rathore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice side step and Rathore releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rathore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wong doesn't seem bothered though.
Wong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wong fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rathore lands an overhand right.
Rathore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wong shoots in but Rathore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wong shoots for a double leg takedown but Rathore sprawls well. He's pushed Wong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rathore clobbers Wong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wong is rocked!
Rathore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Wong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rathore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wong seems to have got his legs back now.
Wong fails with the takedown
and Rathore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rathore lands a really nice looking cross but Wong seems unphased.
Wong slips under a jab.
Wong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rathore cracks Wong with a big right hand and Wong goes down!
Wong trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rathore trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wong is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wong throwing strikes but missing.
Rathore working a defensive guard here.
Wong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rathore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wong.
Rathore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wong is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rathore working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wong.
Rathore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wong stays in close to Rathore's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rathore cracks a nice hook into Wong's ribs.
Wong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rathore missing with a left hand there. Wong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wong misses with a takedown attempt
and Rathore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rathore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rathore throws a hook but Wong avoids it easily.
Wong feinted with a counter takedown.
Wong misses with a takedown
and Rathore counters with a right hand to the body.
Rathore cracks Wong with a good jab.
Wong shoots in for a takedown but Rathore shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rathore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wong. Wong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wong fails to land the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devraj Rathore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wong slips a jab from Rathore.
Wong dives in and grabs Rathore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rathore pushes down on Wong's head and hops out.
Wong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wong closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wong lands in his opponent's guard.
Wong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wong throws a strike but Rathore rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rathore trying to control but Wong is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rathore stopping the sweep attempt from Wong.
Rathore wants to control from the top but Wong keeps moving.
Wong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wong lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rathore is not content to let Wong control the position.
Rathore manages to get to full guard.
Wong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wong trying to control but Rathore is working from the bottom.
Rathore is trying to keep Wong in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rathore looking for a sweep. Not yet Rathore, not yet.
Wong is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rathore gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wong to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wong wants to pass the guard but Rathore is keeping the position.
Rathore wants to control but Wong passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong thows a huge punch but Rathore dodges it nicely.
Wong looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wong sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rathore keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wong thows a huge punch but Rathore dodges it nicely.
Wong 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wong throwing shots but Rathore is blocking nicely.
Rathore is staying active underneath Wong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
James Wong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wong performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Wong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rathore has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devraj Rathore!
An out of breath Devraj Rathore thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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