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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kabuto Wakizashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azadshatru Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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148 lbs
20 - 6 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabuto Wakizashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azadshatru Singh!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh scores with the left hand. Wakizashi knows he should have avoided that one.
Wakizashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wakizashi throws a hook but Singh blocks it.
Wakizashi throws a body shot but no joy.
Singh looks to land a left hand but Wakizashi moved out of range nicely.
Singh closes the distance and clinches up with Wakizashi, looking for a takedown. Singh pushes Wakizashi against the cage but Wakizashi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wakizashi throws out a leg kick but Singh moves out of range and Wakizashi only half commits.
Wakizashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Singh is looking to slow Wakizashi down with leg kicks.
Singh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wakizashi.
Singh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wakizashi misses with an uppercut.
Singh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wakizashi's head.
Wakizashi throws a body shot but no joy.
Singh throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Wakizashi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Wakizashi coming out on top.
Wakizashi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Singh replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Wakizashi blocks it well.
Wakizashi misses with a head kick.
Singh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wakizashi ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
Wakizashi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cell Block Six in the buildup to the fight.
Wakizashi ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
A good leg kick by Singh.
Wakizashi lunges at Singh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Singh's hand.
Singh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Singh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wakizashi connects with a body shot.
Wakizashi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Singh's calf.
Singh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wakizashi's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh throws a leg kick
enabling Wakizashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Singh throws out a powerful jab.
Wakizashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wakizashi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wakizashi lands a jab to the nose.
Wakizashi misses with a straight left.
Wakizashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Singh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wakizashi.
Singh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Singh clobbers Wakizashi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Singh jabs Wakizashi right on the nose. Wakizashi blinks but takes it well.
Wakizashi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Singh counters with a straight right hand.
Wakizashi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Singh to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Singh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Singh being controlled here momentarily.
Singh throwing strikes from guard but Wakizashi blocks nicely.
Singh trying to control the position from guard on top but Wakizashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wakizashi controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Singh throws a big elbow that misses.
Singh controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Singh throws the left hand but Wakizashi avoids the punch easily.
Wakizashi moves away from the strike by Singh.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Singh is defended easily by Wakizashi.
Wakizashi wants to slow Singh down by chopping away at his legs.
Wakizashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Singh throws out the jab.
Azadshatru Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wakizashi with a hook.
Wakizashi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wakizashi avoids the body shot from Singh.
Wakizashi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wakizashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh misses with a looping left.
Wakizashi throws a quick counter head kick but Singh was just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Azadshatru Singh will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Singh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wakizashi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Singh connects with an inside leg kick.
Singh lands with a good body shot.
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wakizashi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Singh avoids a kick to the body.
Good work by Wakizashi as he checks the leg kick.
Singh stuns Wakizashi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Singh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wakizashi doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wakizashi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wakizashi tries to work over Singh's front leg with a kick but Singh checks it.
Singh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Singh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wakizashi checks it well.
A head kick misses from Wakizashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wakizashi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good work by Singh as he checks the leg kick.
Wakizashi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Singh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wakizashi.
Wakizashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Singh.
Wakizashi throws a chopping leg kick but Singh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A clash of legs there as Wakizashi blocks the low kick.
Singh scores with a nice head shot.
Wakizashi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wakizashi misses with a hook.
Wakizashi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Singh gets a takedown into half guard.
Wakizashi kicks off Singh and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wakizashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wakizashi misses with a hook to the body
and Singh counters with a good low kick that Wakizashi was not able to check.
Singh misses with a hook. Wakizashi ducked under it nicely.
Wakizashi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Singh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wakizashi lands a body shot.
Wakizashi lands with a kick to the temple. Singh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Singh lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakizashi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Singh counters with an inside leg kick.
Wakizashi lands a glancing blow to the side of Singh's head.
Singh throws a right hand that Wakizashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Wakizashi also avoids with ease.
Singh throws a leg kick which misses Wakizashi's front leg but catches the back leg as Wakizashi tries to avoid it.
Wakizashi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Singh lands a slapping body shot.
A low kick from Singh is predictable there
and Wakizashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Singh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Singh showed some decent athleticism there.
Wakizashi pushes Singh off but Singh dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wakizashi tries to escape but Singh is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh looks up at the clock and then as Wakizashi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Singh smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wakizashi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Singh trying to control the action but Wakizashi is working from the bottom.
Wakizashi controlling the position for now.
Wakizashi moves into full guard.
Singh trying to control the position from guard on top but Wakizashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Singh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wakizashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Azadshatru Singh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Singh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Singh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wakizashi.
Singh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wakizashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wakizashi moves out of range of the leg kick from Singh.
Singh scores with a decent looking hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Singh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh throws a jab but it's blocked by Wakizashi.
Wakizashi throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
Wakizashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Singh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wakizashi checks a low kick from Singh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakizashi tries to score with a low kick but Singh moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd cheers as Wakizashi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Singh doesn't seem phased though.
Singh throws the left hand but Wakizashi avoids the punch easily.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wakizashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Singh swings for the body but Wakizashi moves out of range.
Wakizashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Singh doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Singh.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick and Wakizashi moves out of range easily.
Singh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wakizashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wakizashi misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Wakizashi drops his hands momentarily and Singh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Singh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kabuto Wakizashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh scores with a sloppy right hand. Wakizashi should have avoided that one.
Azadshatru Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Wakizashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Singh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wakizashi misses the jab.
Singh tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Singh loads up on a big right hand but Wakizashi slips the punch.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wakizashi misses with a kick to the body.
Wakizashi moves out of range of the body kick.
Wakizashi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Singh tries to move into range but Wakizashi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wakizashi 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.
Singh feints a counter leg kick.
Wakizashi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Singh darts in looking for a takedown but Wakizashi gets double underhooks and turns Singh into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wakizashi. That's going to slow Singh down.
Nice uppercut there from Singh.
Wakizashi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Donk. Singh catches Wakizashi right on the button with a cross.
Singh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wakizashi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Singh lands a slapping body shot.
Wakizashi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Singh - just one landing.
Singh checks the leg kick.
Wakizashi misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Wakizashi stuffs the takedown attempt from Singh. Singh gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh cracks the inside of Wakizashi's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Wakizashi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Singh stuns Wakizashi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Singh checks the leg kick.
Singh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Wakizashi.
Singh takes a swing at Wakizashi's ribcage but misses.
Singh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Azadshatru Singh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Singh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wakizashi is out of range and Singh settles back down.
Wakizashi throwing a counter right hand but Singh manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azadshatru Singh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Singh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azadshatru Singh!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Azadshatru Singh made sure he mentioned Arcticus University: London, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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