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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arshad Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Check it out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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176 cm
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Chan!
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, Arshad Singh!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh shoots for a takedown but Chan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chan wants to clinch.
Chan wants to clinch up but Singh keeps it at a distance.
Chan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Singh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh misses with a straight left.
Singh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Singh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Singh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Chan moves in looking to clinch but Singh pushes him off.
Chan tries to clinch but Singh is having none of it.
Singh swats away the attempt to clinch by Chan.
Singh is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two 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.
Singh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chan avoids it really well and circles away.
Chan tries to clinch but Singh is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Singh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Singh tries to score with a low kick but Chan moves his leg out of the way.
Chan wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Singh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Singh tries to bum rush Chan with a series of wild strikes but Chan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Singh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chan tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Singh throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chan on the side of the head.
Chan blocks a head kick by Singh.
Chan tries to clinch but Singh is having none of it.
Chan doesn't manage to clinch there - Singh circles away.
Chan tries to clinch there but Singh circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Singh tries a low kick but Chan avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arshad Singh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch combination from Singh misses.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Singh swats away the attempt to clinch by Chan.
Singh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chan fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan closes the distance and clinches.
Chan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Singh looking to stall.
Chan gets underhooks to prevent Singh's takedown attempt.
Singh is trying to force a seperation but Chan has the dominant position.
Singh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michael Chan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chan doesn't manage to clinch there - Singh circles away.
Singh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Singh.
Chan tries to clinch up but Singh circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan moves out of range of the leg kick from Singh.
Singh shoots in and drives through. Chan sprawls well.
Chan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Singh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
Singh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Singh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chan is looking to clinch but Singh is avoiding it.
Chan is looking to clinch.
Singh thows a body shot but no joy.
Singh keeps the fight on the outside.
Singh fails to land the takedown.
Michael Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arshad Singh.
Chan fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Singh lands with a nice body punch.
Singh misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Singh misses.
Singh tries to bum rush Chan with a series of wild strikes but Chan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chan tries to clinch up but Singh circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arshad Singh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Singh dips to his left and cracks Chan with an uppercut!
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chan was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Chan moves away from the strike by Singh.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chan.
Singh misses with a low kick as Chan jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan doesn't manage to clinch there - Singh circles away.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan slaps away a takedown attempt from Singh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chan.
Chan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Singh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Singh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Singh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Singh shoots for a double leg takedown but Chan sprawls well. He's pushed Singh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Arshad Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Singh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chan tries to land knees in the clinch but Singh avoids the damage to the body.
Singh works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Singh trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arshad Singh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Singh is controlling him.
Singh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Singh trying to move into half guard but instead Chan has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chan wants to stand but Singh has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Singh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Singh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Singh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Michael Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Singh has an active guard here but Chan has managed to pass into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arshad Singh.
I've got Singh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arshad Singh!
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hype
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