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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riel Proh (ranked 2266 p4p, 2726 weight class) and Saul Singer (ranked 269 p4p, 310 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
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Good kicks
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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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Riel Proh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Singer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proh manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Singer on his heels. He'll look to pass Singer's guard now, I'm sure.
Proh is looking to work some ground and pound but Singer has wrist control.
Proh is looking to work some ground and pound but Singer has wrist control.
Proh landing some decent shots from guard.
Proh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Proh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Proh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Proh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Proh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Proh scores with a couple of nice shots.
Singer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Proh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Proh throwing shots but Singer is blocking nicely.
Proh throwing shots but Singer is blocking nicely.
Proh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Singer defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proh is looking to advance position but Singer won't allow it.
Proh throwing shots but Singer is blocking nicely.
Proh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Singer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Proh working over Singer with some ground and pound. Singer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Proh lands strikes from half guard.
Proh is stalling here. Singer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Proh seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Singer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Singer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Proh is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Singer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Proh 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.
Proh tries to roll over but Singer keeps him under control.
Singer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Proh wants to sweep here but Singer controlling him for the moment.
Proh controlling the position.
Singer with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Proh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Proh looking for a sweep. Not yet Proh, not yet.
Proh is pulling down on Singer's head. It's preventing any offense from Singer, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singer throws a big right hand that misses.
Singer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Singer throws a strike but Proh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Proh throwing strikes from guard but Singer blocks nicely.
Proh wants to control from the top but Singer keeps moving.
Proh postures up in Singer's guard and throws a big left but Singer blocks it.
Proh wants to control from the top but Singer keeps moving.
We've been hearing that Proh has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Proh pushing down on Singer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Proh throwing shots but Singer is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proh stops Singer from getting back to his feet.
Singer taking some punishment here, with Proh in his half guard.
Proh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Proh wants to take a breather but Singer is having none of it.
Proh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Proh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Proh throws a strike but Singer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Proh prevents Singer from getting back to his feet.
Proh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Proh is controlling him.
Proh sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Singer's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riel Proh dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Proh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Singer's waist but Singer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Proh off to one side.
An inside leg kick lands from Singer.
Singer throws a front kick aimed at Proh's knee but Proh avoids it well.
Proh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Singer throws out a loose jab but Proh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Proh tries to counter with a takedown but Singer is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singer throws a sloppy head kick
and Proh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Singer won't be happy with that.
Proh looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Singer is avoiding damage well.
Singer is pushing Proh's head away, looking to escape. Proh manages to hold on to the position though.
Proh wants to control but Singer is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singer is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Proh in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Singer regains half guard, as Proh was trying to land strikes.
Proh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Singer defending well though.
Proh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Proh trying to mount his opponent but Singer defends it.
Proh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Proh scores with a couple of nice shots.
Proh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Singer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Riel Proh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Proh stalling away here and it's allowed Singer to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Proh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Proh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Singer keeping moving, preventing Proh from controlling successfully.
Singer wants to stand but Proh is controlling the position.
Proh is in close to Singer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Singer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Proh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Proh postures up in Singer's guard and throws a big left but Singer blocks it.
Proh prevents Singer from getting back to his feet.
Proh lands a couple of elbows.
Proh throwing strikes but missing.
Singer is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Proh dives into side control.
Singer is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Proh scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Singer to see if he's OK.
Singer felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proh throws a strike aimed at the side of Singer's head but Singer avoids it well.
Singer is trying to buck Proh off.
Singer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Proh.
Singer is not content to let Proh control the position.
Proh is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Singer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Proh creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Singer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Proh asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riel Proh dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Singer misses with a looping left.
Singer lands an overhand right.
It looks like Riel Proh has been cut.
Singer throws a combination that misses
and Proh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Proh wants to control from the top but Singer keeps moving.
Proh is really struggling to control Singer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Proh postures up and lands a big shot to Singer's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Proh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Singer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Proh trying to control but Singer is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Proh throwing strikes but missing.
Proh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Proh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Proh tries to free his leg and advance position but Singer is retaining full guard.
Proh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Proh postures up in Singer's guard and throws a big left but Singer blocks it.
Proh wants to control from the top but Singer keeps moving.
Proh landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Proh wants to control from the top but Singer keeps moving.
Proh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Proh throwing strikes from guard but Singer blocks nicely.
Proh stands up over Singer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Proh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Proh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Proh working some strikes from top position.
Singer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Singer wants to stand and escape but Proh is having none of it.
Proh works over Singer with some ground and pound from guard.
Singer keeping moving, preventing Proh from controlling successfully.
Proh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Proh throwing strikes from guard but Singer blocks nicely.
Singer can't keep his opponent in guard - Proh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ground and pound from Proh.
Proh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singer can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Proh.
Proh moves into full mount! Singer won't be happy about that!
Singer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Proh with good strikes from the mount here!
Proh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Singer is squirming around, avoiding Proh's attempts to control the action.
Proh putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Proh lands a couple of good shots and Singer has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singer is trying to remain composed but Proh is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Saul Singer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riel Proh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Can Singer hold on?! Proh is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Singer is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Riel Proh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Proh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riel Proh!
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energy
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hype
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