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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Navtej Sidhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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183 cm
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190 lbs
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185 cm
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Navtej Sidhu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy The Kid! The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sidhu wants to clinch up but The Kid keeps it at a distance. The Kid has a takedown stuffed. Sidhu misses with a takedown attempt and The Kid counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Sidhu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Sidhu is trying to stand back up but The Kid is controlling him
The Kid trying to control the action but Sidhu is working from the bottom. Sidhu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Kid pulls his head out easily. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sidhu trying to control from the bottom.
The Kid stalling away here and it's allowed Sidhu to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Sidhu keeping moving, preventing The Kid from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Kid stands up out of Sidhu's guard for a moment - Sidhu manages to land a nice upkick. The Kid wants to control from the top but Sidhu keeps moving. The Kid wants to stand but Sidhu is controlling his posture from full guard. Sidhu wants to sweep but no luck. The Kid trying to move into half guard but instead Sidhu has managed to sweep! Sidhu looking to pass the guard. Sidhu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sidhu shoots for a double leg takedown but The Kid sprawls well. He's pushed Sidhu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Sidhu swats away the attempt to clinch by The Kid. Sidhu tries to clinch but fails miserably and The Kid counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Sidhu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The Kid swats away the attempt to clinch by Sidhu. Sidhu closes the distance but The Kid moves to the side and The Kid counters with a left to the body. Sidhu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Sidhu is breathing heavily. The Kid tries to improve position but can't. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The Kid is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Kid can do anything to dispel that myth. Sidhu trying to control the position but The Kid is working away. The Kid is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Sidhu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear The Kid down.
Sidhu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Sidhu wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Kid keeps working. The Kid struggling a bit here. The Kid is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sidhu is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Sidhu working away. Sidhu taking a breather here. The Kid is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sidhu asserts his dominance and retains side control. The Kid is looking for a sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Sidhu darts in trying to clinch and The Kid counters with a takedown into side control. The Kid tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Sidhu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy The Kid will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Kid swats away the attempt to clinch by Sidhu. Navtej Sidhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fight moves into the clinch position. Sidhu blocking some punches.
The Kid tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sidhu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Sidhu tries to clinch but The Kid moves out of range. The Kid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Kid throws a leg kick but Sidhu sees it coming and checks it nicely. Sidhu tries to grapple but his opponent circles and The Kid counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Sidhu is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest. The Kid throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sidhu misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sidhu pushes The Kid off looking to stand but The Kid dives back in and keeps control.
Sidhu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Kid. Sidhu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of The Kid's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take The Kid's back! Sidhu tries to keep control of the position but The Kid is staying busy. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Sidhu controlling the position well here. The Kid rolled but Sidhu kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The Kid controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position. Sidhu scores with punches and elbows. Billy The Kid has got the better of the ground game so far.
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. Sidhu trying to control momentarily.
Sidhu is not going to allow The Kid to sit and survive in this position. You can see the frustration on The Kid's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sidhu controlling the position well here. The Kid rolled but Sidhu kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Sidhu wants to control but The Kid is keeping busy. The Kid covers up after that shot from Sidhu.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sidhu is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but The Kid has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. The Kid is in bad spot here.
Sidhu has both hooks in and is working for a choke. The Kid is in real trouble here. Sidhu gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, The Kid is tapping out! Sidhu wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Navtej Sidhu!
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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
42% |
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