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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kshitij Singh Negi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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185 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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194 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kshitij Singh Negi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Davies!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Singh Negi's waist but Singh Negi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davies off to one side.
Travis Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh Negi is looking to clinch.
Davies darts in and clinches Singh Negi up against the cage.
Davies fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Singh Negi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Singh Negi lands a nice elbow.
Singh Negi lands a good knee to the midsection. Davies won't want to take too many of those.
Davies wants to get back to striking at distance but Singh Negi won't allow it.
Davies jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Singh Negi walks away with a smile on his face. Davies gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kshitij Singh Negi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Davies.
Singh Negi tries to clinch but Davies is having none of it.
Singh Negi rushes Davies and presses him up against the cage.
Davies wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Singh Negi has him pressed against the cage.
Davies is trying to pull guard but Singh Negi has him pressed against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Davies has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Davies takes an elbow to the forehead.
Singh Negi lands an elbow inside that Davies shrugs off.
Davies pulls Singh Negi into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davies wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Singh Negi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Singh Negi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Singh Negi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davies on the ground.
Davies is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Singh Negi defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davies is looking to stand up but Singh Negi isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh Negi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Davies, up you get!
Davies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davies misses with a straight left.
Singh Negi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davies clinches.
Davies can't find room to land a body shot as Singh Negi controls the action.
Davies tries to break free but Singh Negi pushes him back against the cage.
Davies takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Travis Davies has been cut.
Singh Negi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Davies in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davies looks winded!
Davies takes an elbow to the forehead.
Davies jumps guard but Singh Negi stands there with Davies around his waist. Davies gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davies is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Singh Negi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi keeps control of Davies as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Singh Negi.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Singh Negi.
Singh Negi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Singh Negi lands a nice elbow.
Davies takes an elbow to the forehead.
Singh Negi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Singh Negi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Singh Negi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Singh Negi lands an elbow inside.
Singh Negi lands an elbow inside.
Singh Negi drops Davies with a big knee straight up the middle! Davies is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Davies is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davies keeps the fight on the outside.
Davies misses with an uppercut.
Davies darts in looking for a takedown but Singh Negi gets double underhooks and turns Davies into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davies lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Singh Negi lands an elbow that stopped Davies in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Singh Negi.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Singh Negi.
Singh Negi lands a damaging elbow.
Singh Negi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Davies tries to break the clinch but Singh Negi is controlling the position.
Davies fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees to the body from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi lands an elbow inside.
Singh Negi drops Davies with a big knee straight up the middle! Davies is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Davies is still on wobbly legs! Can Singh Negi finish him?
Singh Negi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Singh Negi tries to clinch there but Davies circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh Negi clinches with his opponent.
Davies seems to have recovered his senses.
Singh Negi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davies tries for a takedown but Singh Negi manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kshitij Singh Negi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Davies's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davies circles away from the clinch attempt.
Singh Negi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davies.
Singh Negi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Singh Negi closes the distance and clinches.
Singh Negi stops a takedown attempt from Davies.
Singh Negi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kshitij Singh Negi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Davies.
Singh Negi working Davies over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh Negi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Singh Negi lands an elbow just above Davies 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Singh Negi obliges.
Nice elbow from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi lands an elbow inside that Davies shrugs off.
Singh Negi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davies lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Singh Negi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Davies is breathing heavily.
Singh Negi drops Davies with a big knee straight up the middle! Davies is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Davies keeps the fight on the outside.
Davies keeps the fight on the outside.
Kshitij Singh Negi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Singh Negi.
Singh Negi closes the distance and pushes Davies back into the cage.
Singh Negi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Singh Negi crunches a lovely knee into Davies's ribcage.
Davies takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Singh Negi.
Singh Negi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Singh Negi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Singh Negi lands an elbow inside.
Davies goes for a takedown attempt but Singh Negi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Singh Negi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Singh Negi lands a knee to the head.
Davies misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davies jumps guard but Singh Negi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Singh Negi drops Davies with a big knee straight up the middle! Davies is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Singh Negi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Singh Negi.
Singh Negi lands an elbow inside that Davies shrugs off.
I was talking to Singh Negi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Singh Negi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davies can do to turn this around?
Singh Negi lands an elbow just above Davies 's eye.
Singh Negi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Singh Negi lands a knee to the body.
Singh Negi lands a good knee to the midsection. Davies won't want to take too many of those.
Singh Negi lands a damaging elbow.
Singh Negi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Singh Negi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Singh Negi lands a knee to the body.
Davies takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Singh Negi.
Davies takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Singh Negi obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Singh Negi lands a knee to the body.
Singh Negi scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Singh Negi.
Singh Negi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Singh Negi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Singh Negi with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Singh Negi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Davies's defenses.
Singh Negi lands a damaging elbow.
Singh Negi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Davies is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Singh Negi is defending well.
Nice elbow from Singh Negi.
Singh Negi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh Negi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Singh Negi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Singh Negi lands an elbow that stopped Davies in his tracks for a moment.
Singh Negi connects with a knee to the head.
Davies takes an elbow to the temple.
Singh Negi lands an elbow inside.
Singh Negi has Davies tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Davies to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kshitij Singh Negi!
Kshitij Singh Negi very nearly forgot to thank Namunamu Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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