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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sangram Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sangram Singh acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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186 cm
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216 lbs
7 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sangram Singh!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Singh tries for a takedown but Thornton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thornton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Singh looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thornton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Singh tries to bench press Thornton off him but Thornton keeps the position.
Singh is pushing Thornton's head away, looking to escape. Thornton manages to hold on to the position though.
Singh taking punishment in the form of punches.
Singh tries to bench press Thornton off him but Thornton keeps the position.
Thornton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Singh is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Singh is looking to regain half guard here but Thornton keeps moving and retains side control.
Thornton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Singh is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thornton drops an elbow to the side of Singh's head.
Singh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thornton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Singh tries to get to full guard but Thornton has control of the leg.
Singh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thornton pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton drops an elbow to the side of Singh's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thornton landing with the ground and pound.
Thornton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thornton works over Singh with some ground and pound from guard.
Singh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thornton is in close to Singh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thornton drops back looking for a leg! Singh is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Singh manages to kick Thornton off! Thornton jumps back into Singh's guard.
Singh isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Thornton stacks Singh on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Thornton!
Thornton cracks Singh with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton scoring with punches from side control.
Singh tries to improve position but can't.
Thornton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Thornton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Singh some visible discomfort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thornton scores with punches from side control.
Thornton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Singh some visible discomfort.
Singh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thornton lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Singh down.
Thornton lands a few punches from side control.
Singh is looking for a sweep.
Thornton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Singh tries to bench press Thornton off him but Thornton keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Singh takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thornton scoring with punches and elbows.
Thornton working the head and body with strikes.
Singh is rocked!
Singh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Singh taking a bit of punishment here - Thornton scoring with strikes.
Singh is still in real trouble! Can Thornton finish him?
Singh tries to bench press Thornton off him but Thornton keeps the position.
Singh seems to have recovered his senses.
Thornton working the ground and pound.
Thornton cracks Singh with a big right hand but Singh just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Thornton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A big shot lands for Thornton! That's hurt Singh! Will he recover? Thornton fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Thornton!
Keith Thornton bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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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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