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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sangram Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Joe Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Aint nobody got time for dat. Sangram Singh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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202 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sangram Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Joe Ward!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward shoots in and gets a takedown into Singh's guard.
Singh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ward's guard.
Ward has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Midnight MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Singh pushing down on Ward's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Singh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ward keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Singh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ward is looking for a sweep. Singh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Singh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Singh is thwarting Ward's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh working over Ward with some ground and pound. Ward looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Singh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Singh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Singh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward is looking to improve his position.
Ward looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Singh thows a huge punch but Ward dodges it nicely.
Ward is looking for a sweep. Singh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Singh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ward doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Singh.
Singh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ward is looking to control Singh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ward avoid being mounted?
Singh prevents Ward from improving his position.
Ward on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Singh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ward trying to control here.
Singh lands with a punch from half guard.
Ward trying to control but Singh postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh thows a huge punch but Ward dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Singh lands a nice short elbow.
Ward blocking the ground and pound attempt from Singh.
Singh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ward taking some punishment here, with Singh in his half guard.
Singh seems to be working for a kimura but Ward defends the submission attempt.
Ward has hold of Singh's hands but Singh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Singh prevents Ward from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh lands strikes from half guard.
Singh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ward's head.
Ward works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ward throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Singh postures up in Ward's guard and throws a big left but Ward blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh throws a big right hand that misses.
Singh throwing strikes from guard but Ward blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ward trying to keep a closed guard but Singh is proving a slippery customer.
Singh landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sangram Singh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ward tries for a takedown but Singh circles away easily
and Singh counters with a single leg into guard. Ward didn't expect that.
Singh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ward's head.
Singh wants to pass the guard but Ward is keeping the position.
Ward has momentary wrist control but Singh slips an elbow through the middle.
Singh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ward looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ward looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ward!
Sangram Singh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Singh is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh tries to kick Ward off in order to stand up. Ward Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Singh tries to improve position but can't.
Ward wants to stand but Singh has his arm trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward landing strikes.
Singh is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Singh is looking to regain half guard here but Ward keeps moving and retains side control.
Singh looking for a sweep but Ward has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Singh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ward dominating with strikes here.
Ward lands a heavy elbow.
Singh is trying to stand.
Ward fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Singh is looking to escape.
Singh tries to reverse the position but Ward maintains control.
Singh is working hard here to advance position.
Ward controlling from the full mount.
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!
Ward has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Singh's face.
Singh is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ward is looking to take a break and control but Singh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Singh actively working from the bottom here.
Ward lands strikes from half guard.
Singh is trying to stand up here but Ward is controlling him well.
Singh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ward's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ward's back!
Ward is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Singh is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Ward trying to control the position but Singh manages to sink in the hooks.
Ward is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ward can do to turn this around?
Singh connects with a big shot to the side of Ward's head.
Singh lands shots from the back.
Singh throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Ward!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh lands punches and elbows.
Ward is trapped and Singh is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Ward is rocked!
Singh loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Ward hold on?
Ward is still in real trouble! Can Singh finish him?
Singh gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Singh controlling well, preventing Ward from escaping the position.
Ward trying to control the position but Singh manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sangram Singh dominated that second round.
That's time! Singh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ward takes the fight into the clinch.
Ward seems to have recovered his senses.
Singh is working for takedown but Ward is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ward has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Singh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ward can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ward.
Ward fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sangram Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Joe Ward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Singh fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Singh appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ward is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ward scores with a hook.
Singh has his takedown stuffed
and Ward counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Singh tries to clinch up
and Ward counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ward scores with a decent looking hook.
Singh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ward manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ward working a defensive guard here.
Ward throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Singh pushing down on Ward's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Singh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ward on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Singh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Singh seems to be working for a kimura but Ward defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries to get to full guard but Singh has control of the leg.
Ward keeps trying to improve his position.
Singh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ward keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ward is trying to stand up here but Singh is controlling him well.
Singh slips a nice elbow through Ward's hands, connecting with Ward's forehead.
That's four 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.
Singh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ward misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Singh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Singh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Singh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ward tries to kick Singh off but Singh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Singh is looking for a kimura here.
John Joe Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Singh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sangram Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Singh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sangram Singh!
The defeated John Joe Ward had this to say: 'I'm so handsome i'm not surprised this guy was all over me the way he was!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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