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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aurelio Miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanjeev Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanjeev Singh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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168 cm
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148 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed |
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Aurelio Miguel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanjeev Singh!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Miguel both land. Nice combination.
Miguel closes the distance and clinches.
Singh blocks an elbow strike.
Singh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Singh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miguel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miguel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Miguel throws and elbow that misses. Singh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miguel's guard. Nice move by Singh!
Miguel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miguel tries to get out of the position.
Miguel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Miguel clinches up against the cage.
Miguel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Singh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Singh does no damage.
Singh misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miguel shoots in for a takedown but Singh shows good takedown defense.
Singh tries to bum rush Miguel with a series of wild strikes but Miguel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miguel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Singh.
Sanjeev Singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miguel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Singh tries to improve position but can't.
The ground and pound from Miguel seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Miguel working away.
Miguel in side control, throwing shots but Singh defends.
Miguel lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Miguel lands an elbow.
Miguel is looking to take a break and control but Singh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miguel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh wants to get back to his feet but Miguel drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miguel working the ground and pound but Singh is defending the strikes.
Singh sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Miguel with the ground and pound but Singh uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Miguel stands up over Singh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Miguel postures up in Singh's guard and throws a big left but Singh blocks it.
Miguel is breathing heavily.
Miguel controlling from the top position.
Singh is trying to keep Miguel in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh has momentary wrist control but Miguel slips an elbow through the middle.
Miguel preventing the sweep.
Miguel stands up over Singh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Miguel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Singh misses with the combination.
Miguel misses with a body shot.
Singh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Miguel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Singh is looking to slow Miguel down with leg kicks.
Miguel misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Miguel, as that shot connected.
Singh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Singh misses with a wild combination.
Singh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Singh lands with a right hand.
Singh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miguel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miguel.
Singh is trying to stand up here but Miguel is controlling him well.
Miguel throwing shots but Singh is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Miguel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Singh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miguel throws a strike but Singh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aurelio Miguel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Singh connects with a solid leg kick.
Singh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Miguel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Singh slaps away a takedown attempt from Miguel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Singh.
Some bone on bone action there as Miguel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but Miguel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Singh feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miguel's calf.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Singh misses with a few strikes there.
Singh throws a series of punches but Miguel moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Singh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miguel throws a right and a left that Singh avoids nicely.
Singh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Singh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miguel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Miguel showed some decent athleticism there.
Miguel lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is doing well to control the position and prevent Miguel from advancing to side control.
Singh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Singh pushes Miguel off and gets back to his feet.
Miguel misses the jab.
Singh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miguel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Miguel showed some decent athleticism there.
Miguel thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Singh to regain full guard.
Aurelio Miguel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miguel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Singh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Singh lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miguel!
Singh controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh won't let Miguel get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Singh controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Singh has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Miguel is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Miguel trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Singh controlling from the full mount.
Miguel is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanjeev Singh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Miguel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sanjeev Singh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miguel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Singh but Singh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Singh throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Singh misses.
Some wild striking there from Miguel.
Singh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miguel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Singh won't be happy with that.
Singh regains half guard, as Miguel was trying to land strikes.
Singh is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miguel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Miguel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh moves into full guard.
Miguel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Singh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miguel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Singh wants to stand and escape but Miguel is having none of it.
Singh wriggles free and stands up.
Singh misses with a double jab
and Miguel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Singh won't be happy with that.
Miguel working the strikes but Singh uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miguel.
Miguel is nestled in close to Singh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Miguel looks to land a strike but Singh avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Miguel postures up in Singh's guard and throws a big left but Singh blocks it.
Miguel stops Singh from standing up.
Miguel throws a strike but Singh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miguel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Singh is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh wants to control from the top but Miguel keeps moving.
Miguel wants to stand and escape but Singh is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Singh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Singh misses the jab.
Singh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Singh misses with the combination.
Miguel dodges the punch combination from Singh.
Miguel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Singh is pressing down on Miguel's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miguel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miguel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Singh is adopting a defensive guard.
Singh has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Miguel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Good shot there by Miguel.
Nice takedown defense from Singh. No joy for Miguel on that attempt.
A combination from Singh does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aurelio Miguel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Miguel 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aurelio Miguel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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