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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuvraj Singh (ranked 208 p4p, 250 weight class) and Felix Inarritu (ranked 27 p4p, 38 weight class). Inarritu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vulcano. 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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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 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuvraj Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Inarritu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inarritu throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Singh.
Inarritu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singh looks to land a combination but Inarritu avoids it well.
Inarritu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Singh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Inarritu. That snapped Singh's head back.
Inarritu misses with a looping left.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inarritu was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick
and Inarritu counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh misses with a kick to the body
and Inarritu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Inarritu misses with a right hand
and Singh counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Inarritu lands a glancing blow to the side of Singh's head.
It looks like Yuvraj Singh has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh tries to move into range but Inarritu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Singh misses
and Inarritu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu lands a big right hand that sends Singh crashing to the mat! Inarritu stays standing though and waves Singh back to his feet!
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Inarritu is just out of range.
Inarritu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Inarritu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Singh scores with a push kick.
Singh takes a swing at Inarritu's ribcage but misses.
Singh tries to land a front kick but Inarritu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inarritu! But no joy.
Inarritu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh throws a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Singh 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 Inarritu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Inarritu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Inarritu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Singh can pounce on him.
Singh is looking to wear down Inarritu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Inarritu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Inarritu lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh scores with a body shot.
Singh misses with a jab to the body
and Inarritu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Inarritu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Singh has closed the distance and engaged Inarritu in a clinch.
Singh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inarritu avoids it.
Inarritu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Inarritu.
Inarritu has a couple of punches blocked by Singh.
Inarritu breaks from the clinch.
Singh throws a front kick that sends Inarritu stumbling back into the cage.
Singh throws a body kick that misses.
Singh throws a low kick, looking for Inarritu's leg but Inarritu calmly moves out of range.
Singh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Singh wants to clinch up but Inarritu keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Inarritu misses with a hook.
Singh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A low kick from Singh misses
letting Inarritu counter with a right hand.
Singh with the inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Inarritu.
Singh appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Singh throws the left hand but Inarritu avoids the punch easily.
Inarritu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Singh.
Inarritu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Singh.
Good leg kick by Singh.
Singh wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a body punch but Inarritu moves out of range.
Singh looks for the body kick but Inarritu saw that one coming.
Singh misses with an uppercut. Inarritu saw that one coming.
Singh scores with the left hand. Inarritu knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh throws a body shot but no joy.
And Inarritu responds with a good body kick, but Singh manages to step out the way in time.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inarritu moves away.
Inarritu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Singh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Inarritu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Singh misses with a low kick as Inarritu jumps back.
Singh connects with a leg kick.
Singh moves in looking to clinch but Inarritu pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felix Inarritu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuvraj Singh's cut.
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.
Inarritu throws a lazy right hand but Singh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Inarritu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Singh misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Inarritu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good exchange - Singh coming out on top.
Inarritu throws out a powerful jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Singh.
Inarritu misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Singh tried to score with a low kick but Inarritu checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inarritu! But no joy.
Singh clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh misses with some punches.
Inarritu has a couple of punches blocked by Singh.
Inarritu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Singh's head coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Singh is looking to slow Inarritu down with leg kicks.
Inarritu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Singh takes the fight into the clinch.
Inarritu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Inarritu misses with a body punch.
Singh struggles to land a body shot inside as Inarritu controls his hands.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inarritu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Inarritu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Singh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Singh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Inarritu throws a big shot that misses.
Inarritu scores with a punch to the head.
Singh throws out a powerful jab.
Inarritu walks into a jab.
Singh wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Singh.
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 takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yuvraj Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inarritu just misses with a punch to the body.
Singh is looking to counter with a body kick.
Singh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Inarritu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Singh.
Singh jabs Inarritu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Singh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Singh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Singh works Inarritu's body with a nice hook.
Singh is looking to land body kicks.
Inarritu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Singh takes a swing at Inarritu's ribcage but misses.
Singh blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inarritu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inarritu.
Inarritu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Singh scores with a nice strike.
Singh connects with a solid leg kick.
Singh throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Inarritu misses.
Singh is looking to score with low kicks.
Singh slips under a jab.
Inarritu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singh.
Inarritu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Singh throws a sloppy body shot
and Inarritu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Singh thuds his right hand into Inarritu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Inarritu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu with a hook.
Singh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Inarritu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Inarritu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Singh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Singh.
Inarritu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Inarritu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Inarritu! But no joy.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Inarritu lands with a right hand.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick and Inarritu moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuvraj Singh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuvraj Singh'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!
Singh throws a series of punches but Inarritu moves out of range.
Singh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Inarritu gets through Singh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Singh tries a body shot but Inarritu blocks it.
Inarritu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Inarritu breaks the clinch.
Inarritu looks to land a right hand but Singh moved out of range.
Singh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Singh looks to clinch
and Inarritu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Singh misses with a body shot
and Inarritu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inarritu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Singh.
Inarritu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Singh if he has to take too many more of those.
Inarritu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Singh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yuvraj Singh is winning the standup battle so far.
Inarritu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Singh doesn't manage to clinch there - Inarritu circles away.
Inarritu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Inarritu misses with a looping left.
Singh gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Inarritu counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inarritu. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inarritu throws a body shot but no joy.
Singh lands a glancing blow to the side of Inarritu's head.
A shot to the liver by Inarritu. Beautiful body shot.
Singh misses with a right hand
and Inarritu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Inarritu misses with a body shot.
Singh takes a swing at Inarritu's ribcage but misses.
Inarritu avoids a kick to the body.
Inarritu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Singh. Beautiful body shot.
Inarritu misses with an uppercut
and Singh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Singh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Inarritu's head.
Singh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Inarritu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Singh slips under a jab from Inarritu.
Singh moves out of range of the body kick.
Singh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Singh 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 Inarritu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Inarritu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inarritu ducks right into an uppercut from Singh.
Singh stuns Inarritu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Singh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Inarritu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Singh misses the body punch
and Inarritu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Singh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Singh defending well as Inarritu loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Singh throws a leg kick that misses.
Inarritu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Singh thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Inarritu misses.
Singh throws a quick counter kick to the body but Inarritu avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu misses with a hook. Singh ducked under it nicely.
As Inarritu backs away, Singh returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice jab there from Singh.
Inarritu cracks Singh with a good jab.
Singh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Inarritu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for Singh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Singh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Inarritu doesn't seem phased though.
Inarritu takes one on the button.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inarritu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Singhs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Singh throws a leg kick
enabling Inarritu to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Inarritu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Inarritu 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Inarritu!
Felix Inarritu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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