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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nirmal Singh (ranked 4165 p4p, 25387 weight class) and Said Abdulayev (ranked 399 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdulayev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thé à la Menthe Instrumental kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Said Abdulayev will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nirmal Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Said Abdulayev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdulayev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Singh as he jumps to the side.
As Abdulayev looks to move away, Singh throws a big counter combo but Abdulayev just gets out of the way.
Abdulayev scores with a takedown into Singh's guard.
Singh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Singh looking for subs off his back but Abdulayev has passed one foot through into half guard.
Singh wants to stand back up but Abdulayev manages to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdulayev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Abdulayev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is trying to control Abdulayev's posture but Abdulayev avoids it.
Singh isn't going anywhere.
Singh tries to improve position but can't.
Singh is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdulayev is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Singh's shoulder. That is not cool.
Singh tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Abdulayev presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two 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 wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Singh tries to lock up and control but Abdulayev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Abdulayev forces the positional change into back control.
Singh is keeping busy.
Singh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Singh is in bad spot here.
Singh trying to control the hands but Abdulayev breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdulayev struggling to keep hold of the position.
Abdulayev really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Singh.
Abdulayev avoiding Singh 's attempts to control his hands.
Singh trying to get back to his feet but Abdulayev is in full control for now.
Abdulayev avoiding Singh 's attempts to control his hands.
Abdulayev is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant 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 tries to roll but Abdulayev sticks to his back.
Abdulayev biding his time, controlling Singh.
Singh breaks Abdulayev's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Singh won't allow Abdulayev to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Singh being controlled here momentarily.
Singh wants to control from the top but Abdulayev keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Said Abdulayev dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Abdulayev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Singh pinned against the cage. Singh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Singh feinted with a counter takedown.
Abdulayev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Singh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abdulayev jumps into guard, dragging Singh to the mat.
Singh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Abdulayev can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abdulayev defending well though.
Singh is looking to stall here but Abdulayev recovers full guard.
Singh 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh throws a big elbow that misses.
Abdulayev has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Singh has passed into side control.
Abdulayev holding on.
Singh wants to stand but Abdulayev is controlling his arm.
Singh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Singh tries to stand but Abdulayev is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Abdulayev stops Singh from passing to mount.
Singh is looking to take a break and control but Abdulayev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abdulayev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdulayev wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Singh wants to control but Abdulayev is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Singh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Singh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abdulayev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdulayev drives through and clinches with Singh against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdulayev has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Singh regains guard immediately.
Singh is wriggling around but Abdulayev manages to pass to half guard.
Singh wants to control but Abdulayev is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Singh keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abdulayev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nirmal Singh dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Abdulayev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Singh is fending him off so far but Abdulayev persists. Nope, Singh circles away and we're back to standing.
Abdulayev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Singh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Singh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Singh is trying to trip Abdulayev. He has hold of a leg but Abdulayev is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Singh persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Singh trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdulayev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Singh is working Abdulayev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Singh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Singh trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdulayev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh wants to stand but Abdulayev is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Abdulayev trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Said Abdulayev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Singh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Singh throws a push kick but Abdulayev slaps the foot to one side.
Abdulayev shoots in looking for a takedown but Singh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Abdulayev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Singh feinted with a counter takedown.
Nirmal Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Said Abdulayev.
Singh instigates a clinch.
Singh has clasped his hands together around Abdulayev's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Abdulayev is not content to let Singh control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdulayev is looking for a sweep.
Singh is putting a hurting on Abdulayev here, landing some big shots from side control.
Singh tries to stand but Abdulayev is controlling his head.
Abdulayev struggling a bit here.
You can see the frustration on Abdulayev's face as Singh controls the position.
Singh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh wants to control but Abdulayev is keeping him busy.
Singh wants to stand but Abdulayev is controlling his arm.
Abdulayev is looking for a sweep.
Singh tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abdulayev wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abdulayev.
Singh misses with a punch on the inside.
Singh has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Abdulayev clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Abdulayev is trying to get back to his feet but Singh has full control of the position and if anything, Abdulayev has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Singh gets his hands free as Abdulayev looks to control.
Abdulayev defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Singh's arms.
Singh is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Abdulayev is defending well though. Singh let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singh is persistently looking for the submission but Abdulayev is defending it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nirmal Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Singh 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nirmal Singh!
A victorious Nirmal Singh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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