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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kemp Dennis (ranked 2851 p4p, 3071 weight class) and Saul Singer (ranked 345 p4p, 366 weight class). Saul Singer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kemp Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saul Singer!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Singer as Dennis shoots in.
A big left from Singer misses.
Singer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dennis.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown but Singer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kemp Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dennis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Singer tries to avoid it but Dennis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Singer to the ground. Singer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dennis misses with a takedown attempt
and Dennis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Singer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dennis sprawling to the canvas! Dennis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Singer finish him?!
It looks like Kemp Dennis has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singer stuffs the takedown.
Dennis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dennis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kemp Dennis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dennis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dennis fails with the takedown.
Singer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dennis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Singer's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis tries to free his leg and advance position but Singer is retaining full guard.
Singer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dennis.
Dennis throwing strikes but missing.
Dennis chips away with some ground and pound.
Dennis is in close to Singer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dennis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dennis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dennis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dennis throws a big elbow that misses.
Dennis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis throwing strikes but missing.
Dennis looking to pass the guard.
Dennis is looking to work some ground and pound but Singer has wrist control.
Dennis looking to sit in guard and control but Singer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dennis is trying to control the position but Singer postures up.
Singer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Singer preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dennis is on top in guard.
Dennis throws an elbow that misses. Singer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dennis's guard. Nice move by Singer!
Dennis is trying to control the position but Singer postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis wants to sweep but no luck.
Singer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Singer throws a big elbow that misses.
Dennis controlling the position.
Singer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Singer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dennis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dennis working a defensive guard here.
Singer throws an elbow that misses. Dennis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Singer's guard. Nice move by Dennis!
Singer wants to get back to his feet but Dennis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Singer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis trying to control but Singer is working from the bottom.
Singer is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Dennis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dennis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dennis is working Singer over with some ground and pound from side control.
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!
Singer regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dennis's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dennis is looking to advance position but Singer won't allow it.
Singer is trying to stand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saul Singer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kemp Dennis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dennis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dennis drives through with a takedown into Singer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dennis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dennis throwing strikes but missing.
Dennis throwing strikes but missing.
Singer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dennis.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dennis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis throws an elbow that misses. Singer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dennis's guard. Nice move by Singer!
Dennis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Singer manages to get himself to full guard.
Dennis throws a strike but Singer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dennis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Singer throwing strikes from guard but Dennis blocks nicely.
Dennis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Singer manages to get himself to full guard.
Singer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dennis trying to control but Singer is working from the bottom.
Singer is looking to stand up but Dennis isn't so interested in that idea.
Singer keeping moving, preventing Dennis from controlling successfully.
Singer has momentary wrist control but Dennis slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis stands up over Singer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dennis trying to control but Singer is working from the bottom.
Singer wants to get back to his feet but Dennis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dennis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dennis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Singer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dennis throws a big right hand that misses.
Dennis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dennis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dennis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dennis looking to sit in guard and control but Singer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dennis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Singer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dennis pulls Singer in close to prevent any damage.
Dennis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dennis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dennis working Singer over with strikes.
Dennis is trying to control the action in half guard but Singer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
Dennis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Singer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dennis.
Dennis thows a huge punch but Singer dodges it nicely.
Singer pushes Dennis off looking to stand but Dennis dives back in and keeps control.
Singer has hold of Dennis's hands but Dennis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Singer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dennis is pressing down on Singer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Singer is holding on for now.
Singer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dennis.
Kemp Dennis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dennis is trying to control. Singer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dennis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kemp Dennis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kemp Dennis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Singer misses the jab.
Singer tries a head kick but it misses.
Dennis shoots in for a double leg but Singer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dennis gets a takedown into half guard.
Dennis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dennis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Singer's head.
Dennis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Singer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dennis.
Singer tries to kick Dennis off but Dennis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Dennis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dennis is looking to stall here but Singer recovers full guard.
Dennis trying to control but Singer is working from the bottom.
Dennis throws a strike but Singer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dennis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dennis is on top in guard.
Dennis postures up in Singer's guard and throws a big left but Singer blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dennis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dennis cracks Singer with a solid left hand.
Dennis content to stall in guard here.
Dennis throws a big elbow that misses.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Singer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dennis is looking to work some ground and pound but Singer has wrist control.
Dennis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dennis throwing strikes but missing.
Dennis throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Singer keeps moving.
Dennis looking to pass the guard.
Singer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dennis controls the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Singer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dennis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Singer sprawls and moves away.
Singer throws a right hand that Dennis ducks under and follows up with a left that Dennis also avoids with ease.
Dennis shoots for a double leg takedown but Singer sprawls well. He's pushed Dennis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dennis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Singer 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 Dennis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dennis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Singer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kemp Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Singer scoring well with a low kick there.
Dennis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Singer defends it nicely.
Dennis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Singer is fending him off so far but Dennis persists. Nope, Singer circles away and we're back to standing.
Dennis checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Singer misses with a head kick.
Dennis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Singer did well to prevent Dennis getting side control.
Dennis is keen to just control but Singer is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Saul Singer.
I think Singer 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Saul Singer!
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