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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Lion Zion - Bob Marley. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sunny Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Riley!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley fails with the takedown
and Singh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Singh.
Riley seems keen to control Singh's posture.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Singh wanted to stand there but Riley had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Sunny Singh.
Riley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Riley misses with a takedown attempt
and Singh counters with a nice uppercut.
Riley shoots and misses
and Singh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sunny Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Riley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh tries to stand and escape but Riley is controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Riley gets caught napping as Singh dives in and scores a takedown. Riley manages to retain guard.
Riley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Singh is looking to stand up but Riley won't let him.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is trying to control the position but Singh postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sunny Singh just wasn't active enough.
Singh is looking to slow Riley down with leg kicks.
Riley misses with a takedown
and Singh counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Riley's guard now.
Singh preventing the sweep.
Singh decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Riley looks gassed!
Riley shoots and misses
and Singh counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Singh decides to stand back up.
Singh forces Riley back against the cage and clinches.
Singh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Singh closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Riley's guard.
Singh wants to stand but Riley is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sunny Singh just wasn't active enough.
Singh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Riley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley is looking for a sweep.
Riley is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Singh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riley tries to clinch but Singh moves out of range.
Riley fails with the takedown
and Singh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Riley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sunny Singh has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Riley has his takedown stuffed
and Singh counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Riley!
Riley is breathing heavily.
Singh is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh connects with a body shot that sends Riley's belly button to the back.
Singh dives in and scores a takedown into Riley's guard.
Riley trying to keep a closed guard but Singh is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Singh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Singh stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh has Riley up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Singh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Singh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Singh wants to clinch up but Riley keeps it at a distance.
Riley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Singh looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Riley is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sunny Singh just wasn't active enough.
Riley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Singh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Singh.
Sunny Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Riley.
Riley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Singh is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh digs a good hook to Riley's body.
Singh scores with a takedown into Riley's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh wants to get up but he can't break Riley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Singh dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Singh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Singh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Singh tries to stand but Riley is controlling from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Riley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Sunny Singh wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Singh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Singh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riley can do to turn this around?
Riley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Singh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Riley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Singh wants to stand up but Riley is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley is looking to improve his position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Riley wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sunny Singh just wasn't active enough.
Singh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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.
Riley has his takedown stuffed
and Singh counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Riley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Singh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Riley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Singh decides to stand back up. Singh steps back and let's Riley get back to his feet.
Sunny Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh shoots in and bounces Riley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Singh stands up and waves to Riley to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sunny Singh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Singh stopping the sweep attempt from Riley.
Sunny Singh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Riley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sunny Singh just wasn't active enough.
Singh feints a jab promting Riley to slip. Singh then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Riley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Riley is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Riley to the mat! Riley manages to get full guard.
Riley is trying to hold Singh in close to prevent damage but Singh has managed to pass into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sunny Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Singh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sunny Singh!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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